Proust Questionnaire: Gillian Martin's answers

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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:06:37 UTC Gillian Martin (40) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To have one of your children die or go missing
Where would you like to live?: I'd like to in Scotland where I do but wish the weather would sort itself out.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To be with my family and be busy with something I enjoy when they aren't there.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: I don;t really understand the question but...I like a lie in too much
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: TS Garp, Oscar Matzerath ,Michael Corleone, Pi and Captain Corelli
Who are your favorite characters in history?: William Wallace, Mary Magdalene
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: The unsung ones. Women who kept it all together whilst their men got all the credit.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Your favorite painter?: Egon Schiele
Your favorite musician?: Tom Waits
The quality you most admire in a man?: Loyalty
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Loyalty
Your favorite virtue?: Loyalty
Your favorite occupation?: Writing, reading, cinema and ranting
Who would you have liked to be?: If I can't be me then I'll be Audrey Hepburn
Your most marked characteristic?: An abillity to find the humour in most things
What do you most value in your friends?: I like my friends to be loyal and show up when I need them.
What is your principle defect?: Self doubt
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To lose any of my close family
What would you like to be?: Me with everything I have but with better luck in my career!
What is your favorite color?: White
What is your favorite flower?: Lily
What is your favorite bird?: Parrot
Who are your favorite prose writers?: John Irving, David Mitchell
Who are your favorite poets?: WB Yeats
What are your favorite names?: Eve, Louis, Harley
What is it you most dislike?: Ignorance, aggression and violence
What historical figures do you most despise?: Margaret Thatcher, The Duke of Cumberland
What event in military history do you most admire?: The Normandy Landings, Bannockburn
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: An amazing singing voice
How would you like to die?: In my sleep at a reasonable age and with family around
What is your present state of mind?: I'm anxious for my work life to become a little more satisfying. But, I'm happy otherwise.
What is your motto?: Work to live not live to work

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