Proust Questionnaire: Derek's answers

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On Sun, 18 Jul 10 08:12:06 UTC Derek (27) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To be lost in an endless cycle of your doubts rendered physically and socially inactive
Where would you like to live?: In New York City
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To live with those I love free from self pity and material desire
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: To wait longer than neccessary
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Ben Franklin, William Shakespeare, Galileo, Walt Whitman, John Milton
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Resolute mothers striving against the unhappiest of odds
The quality you most admire in a man?: Intelligence
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Intelligence
Your favorite virtue?: Justice
Your favorite occupation?: Acting, reading, gaming
Your most marked characteristic?: Honesty
What do you most value in your friends?: intelligence and respect
What is your principle defect?: sloth and denial
What is your favorite color?: Blue
What is your favorite flower?: Lilac
What is your favorite bird?: The swallow
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Virginia Woolf
Who are your favorite poets?: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William Carlos Williams
Who are your heroes in real life?: My father
What event in military history do you most admire?: Surviving the trenches of WWI with your body, mind, and soul intact
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Willpower
How would you like to die?: With my family

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