Proust Questionnaire: Jay's answers

On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:10:14 UTC Jay (58) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: overwhelming debt
Where would you like to live?: where the mountains meet the sea
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: to realize that happiness is not a goal, it is the result
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: a cynical attitude
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: those who are strong and are individuals
Who are your favorite characters in history?: a mixture of Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Lao-tsz
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: a woman living a life of purpose and direction
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: those that are strong, independent and have come to that realization through their own works
Your favorite painter?: van gogh
Your favorite musician?: paul simon
The quality you most admire in a man?: quiet demeanor, moral sense, intelligent, individualistic
The quality you most admire in a woman?: a sense of knowing who they are without being motherly
Your favorite virtue?: individualism
Your favorite occupation?: reading and writing
Who would you have liked to be?: Lawrence Chamberlain

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