Proust Questionnaire: Giannico's answers

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On Wed, 24 Nov 10 00:50:21 UTC Giannico (40) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Living with my parents at age 40.
Where would you like to live?: My home country of Sicily
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To be truly independent
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Being in the company of Beautiful women
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Those who can take me away from reality for however span of time I choose.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: A woman of free spirit; one who is not afraid to exprress herself
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Dolores Haze
Your favorite painter?: Boticelli
Your favorite musician?: Nightwish, a heavy metal group from Finland
The quality you most admire in a man?: Good quality friendship
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Understanding and compassion
Your favorite virtue?: Loyalty
Your favorite occupation?: Journalism and writing in general
Who would you have liked to be?: Respected by a group of my peers.
Your most marked characteristic?: Faithful to a fault
What do you most value in your friends?: Common likes and interests
What is your principle defect?: Stubbornness
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Not knowing who I am and where I came from
What would you like to be?: Someone that desires to be taken seriously
What is your favorite color?: Black
What is your favorite flower?: Don't have a favorite
What is your favorite bird?: Eagle
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Thomas Cahill (also a historian)
Who are your favorite poets?: Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Charles Baudelaire
Who are your heroes in real life?: Walter Kronkite (journalist)
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Joan of Arc
What are your favorite names?: Anything Italian
What is it you most dislike?: Betrayal and dishonesty
What historical figures do you most despise?: Louis Farrakhan
What event in military history do you most admire?: None. I hate war
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: A positive self-image
How would you like to die?: Peacefully
What is your present state of mind?: Contemplative
What is your motto?: No regrets.

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