Proust Questionnaire: Jan's answers

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On Thu, 07 Jun 18 07:28:55 UTC Jan (51) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

Your most marked characteristic?: A certain courage, that does not always manifest itself clearly
What do you most value in your friends?: Constance
What is your principle defect?: Lack of perseverance, to some extent
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To be a permanent slave of one's own cravings and desires
What would you like to be?: Diogenes - or myself, but then more Diogenes-like
What is your favorite color?: Beauty lies not in colours but in their perception; hence: my perception of deep blue
What is your favorite flower?: The white lily
What is your favorite bird?: The swift
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Dan Simmons, Baruch de Spinoza, Vestdijk
Who are your favorite poets?: Louis Aragon, Pablo Neruda, Hendrik Marsman
Who are your heroes in real life?: Pierre Gauthier, Robert B., Hans B., Cécile V., Caroline de G.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Penelope, even if fictitious;
What are your favorite names?: Andries, Delphine, Véronique
What is it you most dislike?: My own weaknesses
What historical figures do you most despise?: Why would I despise historical figures ? I have one before my eyes every day
What event in military history do you most admire?: The battles at Gaugamela and at the Jaxartes
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: None; I'm trying to get along with those I do possess
How would you like to die?: Painlessly
What is your present state of mind?: Two-thirds awake, quiet, somewhat curious, not un-horny
What is your motto?: Yalla yalla hopsasa

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