Proust Questionnaire: Jackson Fisher's answers

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On Wed, 28 Feb 18 17:44:05 UTC Jackson Fisher (47) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To suffer extreme pain and suffering before my death.
Where would you like to live?: On the Greek Island of Crete.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: A bottle of wine, a wonderful meal, and the company of friends.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Always considering my needs first and not truly caring about others.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Leopold Bloom in "Ulysess", Nick Carraway in "The Great Gatsby", William Stoner in "Stoner"
Who are your favorite characters in history?: da Vinci, Martin Luther, Chopin, Captain James Cook, Charles Darwin, Edward Shackleford, Albert Einstein.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Joan of Arc, Harriet Tubman, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Sappo, Madame Bovary, Hester Prynne,
Your favorite painter?: Marc Chagall
Your favorite musician?: John Coltrane
The quality you most admire in a man?: Intelligence, humor, empathy, kindness, adventurousness
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Intelligence, humor, empathy, kindness, adventurousness
Your favorite virtue?: Compassion
Your favorite occupation?: Drinking wine, reading, seeing live music
Who would you have liked to be?: A songwriter and musician.
Your most marked characteristic?: Being kind.
What do you most value in your friends?: Their resiliance.
What is your principle defect?: Thinking I am the center of the universe.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: The disappearance of my children.
What would you like to be?: Free of any pretension.
What is your favorite color?: Green.
What is your favorite flower?: Hibiscus
What is your favorite bird?: American bald eagle
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Thomas Pynchon, Scott Fitzgerald
Who are your favorite poets?: E.E. Cummings, Rita Dove
Who are your heroes in real life?: Nelson Mandela,
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Joan of Arc
What are your favorite names?: Max, Hayley
What is it you most dislike?: Injustice, myopic vision
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin
What event in military history do you most admire?: The invasion of Normandy in World War II
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: The ability to play any music upon one listen.
How would you like to die?: At peace, in celebration, surrounded by loved ones.
What is your present state of mind?: Confused but wanting to be the best version of myself.
What is your motto?: Chilvary is not dead, my lady!

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