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On Fri, 30 Oct 15 12:45:54 UTC Cheshire (22) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
There are two types of misery, one is hope the other is loss of it. Both leave one convinced in his own powerlessness.
Where would you like to live?
It doesn't matter, as long as it's not too hot and close to the people I like.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Being with someone who makes me forget that everything else in the world has ever existed
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Arrogance and fear.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
The once who inspire me to change.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Marquis de Lafayette, JFK, ALexander of Macedonia, Churchill, The Unknown Protestor , Che, Vlad III, Chengiz, Oscar Wilde.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Women who do what they love, who try ti change the world, who have no dear and of course those who can tolerate my company.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Miss Marple, Alice (in Wonderland), Elizabeth/Anna (Bioshok), Mulan.
Your favorite painter?
Edvard Munch, Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?
Bobby Darin or Sinatra
The quality you most admire in a man?
Resilience, competence, elegance, complexity, character.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Intellect, determination, cruelty, genius, independence, femininity
Your favorite virtue?
Wisdom
Your favorite occupation?
Walking, being in company of interesting people, coking.
Who would you have liked to be?
Myself, but with a better sense of rhythm.
Your most marked characteristic?
Charm and attentiveness
What do you most value in your friends?
Whatever makes us friends.
What is your principle defect?
Self-loathing, lack of patients, honesty.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To have never known love, to have been dead already.
What would you like to be?
Myself, the man who will change the world.
What is your favorite color?
Purple/Violet, or complete lack of colour (i.e. black).
What is your favorite flower?
Iris, but generally the once the woman I am with has in her hands.
What is your favorite bird?
Eagle-owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Oscar Wilde
Who are your favorite poets?
Edgar Allan Poe
Who are your heroes in real life?
Stephen Fry, Elon Musk, the once we won't know about until long after they are dead
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Rosa Parks, Hatshepsut, Queen Victoria, Boudica, Madame de Pompadour
What are your favorite names?
The once I can't remember for a long time.
What is it you most dislike?
Self doubt
What historical figures do you most despise?
None of them are worth mentioning.
What event in military history do you most admire?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
From the once I don't, musical talent.
How would you like to die?
On an empty stomach.
What is your present state of mind?
Wondering
What is your motto?
Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia or Who dares wins.

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