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On Wed, 28 Feb 18 06:24:02 UTC Grey answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Living a meaningless life
Where would you like to live?
In my memory
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
A writhing orgasm
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Desire
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Gatsby and his platonic conceptions.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Emily Dickinson and my mom.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Anna Karenina.
The quality you most admire in a man?
Humility and compassion
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Strength and passion
Your favorite virtue?
Selflessness
Your favorite occupation?
Walking along a river
Who would you have liked to be?
Peter Pan
Your most marked characteristic?
Bitterness
What do you most value in your friends?
Empathy
What is your principle defect?
Lack of willpower
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To have loved my father before he left us
What would you like to be?
Naive
What is your favorite color?
Yellow
What is your favorite flower?
My mom and I used to go hunting for different type of Hawksbeard flowers. White ones, yellow ones, pink ones... They are one of the most successfully reproduced plants in any climate, but their common frequency makes them less desirable by people. Ironic.
Who are your favorite poets?
Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe
Who are your heroes in real life?
Conan O'Brien
What are your favorite names?
I always liked the name Delilah. The nickname Lila is just as good to me, too.
What historical figures do you most despise?
Christopher Columbus. The perfect blend of stupidity, entitlement, and socioeconomic luck that makes or breaks everyone in history books.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Robotic determination and follow-through
How would you like to die?
Asleep, dreaming, or remembering, something pleasant.
What is your present state of mind?
I wish I could control my state of mind. So, annoyed a bit.
What is your motto?
Live, laugh, and love--nothing else worth a damn.

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