Proust Questionnaire: Genie's answers

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On Fri, 18 Dec 15 03:32:36 UTC Genie (65) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To never forgive myself for what I've done even when I know that I've always tried my best.
Where would you like to live?: Biltmore without the cost.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To live anywhere with a wonderful garden and running water, good music and lots of books to read.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Indulging in sweets -- ice cream is its own food group.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Atticus Finch from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and Rhett Butler.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Elizabeth 1, Augustus, Henry V.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Women who are self-reliant and self-confident.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Scarlett O'Hara, Hester Prinn.
Your favorite painter?: Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?: J. S. Bach
The quality you most admire in a man?: Intelligence and sensitivity
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Intelligence and self-confidence
Your favorite virtue?: Honesty
Your favorite occupation?: Reading, writing, and making music
Who would you have liked to be?: I would have liked to be a performer on stage.
Your most marked characteristic?: A need to be heard and to be accepted without judgement.
What do you most value in your friends?: Loyalty and honesty.
What is your principle defect?: Impatience and lacking self-confidence.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Never to have come to know myself and the I AM that I AM.
What would you like to be?: My authentic self.
What is your favorite color?: Purple.
What is your favorite flower?: Big purple iris.
What is your favorite bird?: Bald eagle.
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Nora Roberts and Alison Weir.
Who are your favorite poets?: W. H. Auden
Who are your heroes in real life?: My aunt, my voice teacher's wife, my oldest sister, Louise.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Still Elizabeth 1 and also Eleanor of Acquitaine.
What are your favorite names?: Marion, Claire, James, Grant.
What is it you most dislike?: Megalomaiacs.
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler, Henry VIII, Stalin
What event in military history do you most admire?: Canada winning the War of 1812.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Fast twitch muscle.
How would you like to die?: In my sleep after living a full and fulfilled life.
What is your present state of mind?: Quiet calmness.
What is your motto?: Choose to live with passion, integrity and clarity of purpose.

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