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On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:20:22 UTC Drella (26) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
being stuck in the town I grew up in
Where would you like to live?
Everywhere, I dream of being a citizen of the world
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
to exist outside my own head and be loved
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
laziness and fear
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
men who where fragile and women who are strange
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Houdini, Elizabeth I, Oscar Wilde, Eleanor of Aquitane, De Sade,
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
women who are uniquely themselves, and are weird
Your favorite painter?
Bacon
Your favorite musician?
Bowie
The quality you most admire in a man?
Madness
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Madness
Your favorite virtue?
overrated
Your favorite occupation?
dreaming
Who would you have liked to be?
beautiful
Your most marked characteristic?
big boobs
What do you most value in your friends?
their flaws
What is your principle defect?
fear
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to be too afraid to try
What would you like to be?
happy
What is your favorite color?
Red
What is your favorite flower?
orchids
What is your favorite bird?
the swallow
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Nabokov
Who are your favorite poets?
Brodsky, Betjemen, Simic, Plath, Sharon Olds, Lou Reed
Who are your heroes in real life?
Dennis West, My Nana, and Mom, David Lynch
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Hatshepsut, Elizabeth
What are your favorite names?
Astrid, Ethel, Blanche, Tell, Gabriel
What is it you most dislike?
myself
What historical figures do you most despise?
Cromwell, Reagan, Bush, Thatcher
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
irresistible charm
How would you like to die?
better than I am and much beloved
What is your present state of mind?
I feel adrift, waiting for the lighthouse to turn my way
What is your motto?
It will be ok

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