[Answer the Proust Questionnaire] [Answers by name or age] [Random answer] [Image gallery]

On Wed, 12 Oct 11 03:11:00 UTC Dragontongue (22) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be so alone that you don't even know how to be with others anymore.
Where would you like to live?
Somewhere warm but not too warm, exciting but not too exciting.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be free to wander, but always to have someone you can come home to.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
If someone is self-absorbed, I quite understand.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
I prefer clever villains with wicked senses of humour.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Don't ask me about history right now! I'm studying for a test and I hate every important figure who ever lived.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Someone who never gives up no matter what.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
I like Tamora Pierce's heroines, especially Aly.
Your favorite painter?
How could I choose? Painters are such interesting people.
Your favorite musician?
That depends on my mood. I really like Celldweller today, but last night I couldn't stop listening to Hamasaki Ayumi....
The quality you most admire in a man?
A clever mind.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Still 'a clever mind'. Intelligence is really the best, isn't it?
Your favorite virtue?
Honesty.
Your favorite occupation?
Learning what I'm not obliged to and dodging what I am. Taking long walks.
Who would you have liked to be?
Being myself isn't so bad.
Your most marked characteristic?
Either my extreme quietness or my hair. My hair is much louder than I am.
What do you most value in your friends?
In my what?
What is your principle defect?
Cowardice, quick temper, lack of empathy.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Going to Hell.
What would you like to be?
An immortal thaumaturge.
What is your favorite color?
For shoes, brown. For plates, white. For skies, sunset.
What is your favorite flower?
One that isn't dying in a vase.
What is your favorite bird?
The hawk.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Oh dear. There are too many. How could I choose two, or even twenty, without offending the rest in my mind?
Who are your favorite poets?
Dickinson, Keats, and Poe.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Anyone who did whatever they wanted to do no matter how hard it was.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Ugh, history.
What are your favorite names?
Emrys, Robin, Myrddin.
What is it you most dislike?
Pain.
What historical figures do you most despise?
At the moment, I despise all of them equally. How dare they get themselves born and do important things so I'd have to memorize all this stuff??
What event in military history do you most admire?
The Japanese refusal to surrender... over and over again.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Charisma.
How would you like to die?
Prepared.
What is your present state of mind?
Tired, but happy. I can't believe I get to go to Disneyland!
What is your motto?
I don't think I have one. Probably the perfect phrase is drifting around somewhere, but it hasn't snagged on my mind yet.

Clicking on the left button will increase the likelihood of Dragontongue's answers being displayed as featured answer.