Proust Questionnaire: Elizabeth's answers

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On Thu, 09 Feb 12 06:44:10 UTC Elizabeth (15) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Ennui.
Where would you like to live?: Home, or wherever my loved ones are.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Being free to do whatever I wish, not necessarily living life without responsibility, but without need for unnecessary things.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Procrastination, gluttony, sloth.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Holden Caulfield.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: By character, I'm guessing historical figure? Napoleon.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: An independent woman.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Nobody, to be honest. No woman in fiction has ever called to my interests as much as real women do.
Your favorite painter?: Nobody, but I think Van Gogh is interesting.
Your favorite musician?: It varies.
The quality you most admire in a man?: Humor, intelligence, and morality, I suppose.
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Independence, humor, intelligence
Your favorite virtue?: Individulaism.
Your favorite occupation?: Thinking.
Who would you have liked to be?: A better student/daughter/friend/person.
Your most marked characteristic?: From others? I guess being annoying.
What do you most value in your friends?: Individuality. I don't think there's anything else that can win me over as much as having a unique and somewhat charismatic personality.
What is your principle defect?: Anger, annoyance, frustration.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Never pursuing my dreams.
What would you like to be?: I'm a unique snowflake; I can never be anything more and I can never be anything less.
What is your favorite color?: Navy.
What is your favorite flower?: Cherry blossoms.
What is your favorite bird?: Flamingos are interesting.
Who are your favorite prose writers?: J.D. Salinger will always have my heart.
Who are your favorite poets?: Nobody.
Who are your heroes in real life?: Mindy Kaling's a big one. I really admire her independence and wit.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Nobody.
What are your favorite names?: Olivia.
What is it you most dislike?: Arrogance.
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler, I suppose.
What event in military history do you most admire?: Does the French Revolution have to do with the military? Hopefully it does. I really admire the brotherhood that formed among the French during this time period. The French Revolution is really unlike anything else in history. Liberté, egalité, fraternité.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Undying self-confidence.
How would you like to die?: Happily; hopefully to be remembered by many.
What is your present state of mind?: Lethargic.
What is your motto?: I don't have one.

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