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On Mon, 07 Dec 15 00:29:28 UTC Cate (33) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be tortured
Where would you like to live?
Paris, London, or nyc
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be near to those I love, to have enough money to never worry and to be able to fuel my creativity
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Drinking wine
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
I do not have heroes
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Aristotle, Epictetus, Simone de Beauvoir
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Those who are relentless
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
I have none
Your favorite painter?
Katrina Chamberlin
Your favorite musician?
Bach
The quality you most admire in a man?
Self-governing, integrity
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Intelligence, grace
Your favorite virtue?
Wit
Your favorite occupation?
Researching and thinking
Who would you have liked to be?
I have not the faintest. An amalgamation of women - I have yet to see one I truly envy
Your most marked characteristic?
Penetrating intuition
What do you most value in your friends?
Truth and support
What is your principle defect?
Ambiguity
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To never fall in love and to die convinced in cynicism
What would you like to be?
I most like who I am - though I would prefer to not sick
What is your favorite color?
Blue
What is your favorite flower?
Roses
What is your favorite bird?
The magpie
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Fitzgerald
Who are your favorite poets?
Raymond carver
Who are your heroes in real life?
Those which you rarely read about
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Joan of arc
What are your favorite names?
Oskar
What is it you most dislike?
My cynicism, ignorant people
What historical figures do you most despise?
None
What event in military history do you most admire?
The service dogs
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Self-conviction
How would you like to die?
Peacefully and having said goodbye
What is your present state of mind?
Frustration and fatigue with traces of hope
What is your motto?
Keep going.

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