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On Wed, 31 Jul 13 04:48:57 UTC Eric (40) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- rejection
- Where would you like to live?
- in a place with a view of water and the setting sun
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- companionship and good conversation
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- Procrastination
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- Superman, Sydney Carton, Stephen Daedelus, Paul Muad'dib
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- George Washington, JFK
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- Marie Curie
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- Alia Atreides
- Your favorite painter?
- Van Gogh
- Your favorite musician?
- Michael Stipe or Robert Smith
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- valor
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- manners
- Your favorite virtue?
- Justice
- Your favorite occupation?
- Immersing myself in a narrative, either as viewer, reader, or author
- Who would you have liked to be?
- Superman
- Your most marked characteristic?
- The need to be smarter than those around me
- What do you most value in your friends?
- availability in times of need
- What is your principle defect?
- I tend to chose the path of least resistance
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- to remain alone
- What would you like to be?
- Right now - employed
- What is your favorite color?
- The rusty orange of a setting sun
- What is your favorite flower?
- The sunflower
- What is your favorite bird?
- Hummingbird
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- Joyce, Perec, Salinger
- Who are your favorite poets?
- Shel Silverstein
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- My father, all who serve
- What are your favorite names?
- Zoe (that's why I named my cat that), Caitlin, James, Richard
- What is it you most dislike?
- my shortcomings
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- Everyone says Hitler. I'll add Joe McCarthy.
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- The Union victory at Gettysberg
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- Endurance
- How would you like to die?
- At a good age, surrounded by loved ones, with no pain
- What is your present state of mind?
- Distracted
- What is your motto?
- Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.
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