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On Fri, 16 Dec 11 19:39:58 UTC James (64) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
being hurt by your love
Where would you like to live?
by the sea, rain, snow, sunshine, and trees
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
comfort and being thought well of
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Bishop Grandin, Shacklton, sir edmund hillary
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
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Your favorite painter?
Bouguereau, Gustav Dore
Your favorite musician?
Chet Baker
The quality you most admire in a man?
Honesty and good character
The quality you most admire in a woman?
honesty and good character
Your favorite virtue?
tenderness and love
Your favorite occupation?
making something good
Who would you have liked to be?
a strong successful person
Your most marked characteristic?
unnoticeable
What do you most value in your friends?
they like me
What is your principle defect?
laziness
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to be lost
What would you like to be?
different meaning better
What is your favorite color?
nature
What is your favorite flower?
poppy
What is your favorite bird?
Owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?
HG Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Conrad
Who are your favorite poets?
Edith Sitwell, EE Cummings
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
madam curie, joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Mother Theresa
What are your favorite names?
zacharia
What is it you most dislike?
being where i am supposed to fit in and I don't
What historical figures do you most despise?
all despots and tyrants, all murderers and thieves
What event in military history do you most admire?
the long neutrality of switzerland
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
charisma
How would you like to die?
quiet and unnoticed
What is your present state of mind?
fog
What is your motto?
strive to be normal

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