Proust Questionnaire: James's answers

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On Thu, 17 Mar 16 18:57:37 UTC James (25) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Being defeated when I have given so much to this cause of destruction
Where would you like to live?: On the sea
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: I am the most respected man in all the land
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Anger at those I should be able to easily subjugate but have unable to do so
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Horatio Hornblower
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Napoleon
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: My mother
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Any woman that is true to herself without allowing a man to control her
Your favorite painter?: Michelangelo
Your favorite musician?: Myself. I am quite accomplished
The quality you most admire in a man?: Relenting determination to succeed at any cost, so matter who gets in the way
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Ability to see through an immature man child.
Your favorite virtue?: Willing to die for a cause
Your favorite occupation?: Sailing the ocean
Who would you have liked to be?: Anyone but me, but also me at the same time.
Your most marked characteristic?: Quick to anger, but able to be calm when needed to achieve a goal.
What do you most value in your friends?: loyalty, above all else
What is your principle defect?: Inability to finish what I began so many years ago
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To never have vengeance on those that have wronged me
What would you like to be?: A gentleman in a king's court, in a time of peace.
What is your favorite color?: Burgundy
What is your favorite flower?: White Lilies
What is your favorite bird?: The dove
Who are your favorite prose writers?: There are so many. I love to read whenever I can. It helps me pass the time.
Who are your favorite poets?: Who aren't my favorite poets. Poetry feeds the soul. Shakespeare is one of the greats!
Who are your heroes in real life?: I don't believe in heroes. They will always let you down.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Woman should stay out of history. It is safer that way.
What are your favorite names?: James,
What is it you most dislike?: Children, but also spineless men
What historical figures do you most despise?: Caesar, because he was so close, but then lost it.
What event in military history do you most admire?: When the English pushed back the Spanish Armada in 1588
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: The ability to fly
How would you like to die?: In battle
What is your present state of mind?: Focused and determined
What is your motto?: There are rules to every battle, until there aren't.

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