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On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:03:59 UTC John Porter answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

To see those whom I love suffering

Where would you like to live?

In a cool climate, in a quiet environment, surrounded by the beauty and majesty of nature

What is your idea of earthly happiness?

To learn and grow, to be surrounded by my friends and loved ones, to play music, and see wonderful films and read amazing books

To what faults do you feel most indulgent?

Laziness and passivity

Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?

Those who are all-too real

Your favorite painter?

Mark Rothko

Your favorite musician?

I couldn't pick just one

The quality you most admire in a man?

Gentleness, reason, and compassion

The quality you most admire in a woman?

Openness, extroversion, creativity

Your favorite virtue?

Justice

Your favorite occupation?

Exercising my imagination

Who would you have liked to be?

A genuine, gentle, loving soul, who is able to accept all people without prejudice

Your most marked characteristic?

Introversion

What do you most value in your friends?

Compassion and honesty

What is your principle defect?

Being passive, and my discomfort with myself

What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?

To be forced to live a prolonged, purposless life, devoid of friendship

What would you like to be?

A person capable of loving and being loved

What is your favorite color?

Black: it goes with anything and is convenient to hide in

What is your favorite flower?

The one that strikes my attention

What is your favorite bird?

Any strange, unidentifyable bird that I see

Who are your favorite prose writers?

Bukowski, Woolf, Joyce, Marquez

Who are your favorite poets?

Cattulus, Neruda, Borges

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