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On Fri, 21 Jul 17 19:53:22 UTC Kai Kresek (20) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- Being alone as a result of being rejected or shunned.
- Where would you like to live?
- Somewhere with the spontaneity of the city but the fresh air and natural beauty of the country.
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- To feel secure in the love of those I give my love to, to always have an interesting book to read, and to live nearby a botanical garden.
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- Procrastination and self-doubt
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- Characters who seem outwardly quite normal or even flawed, but are revealed to have immense complexity and depth.
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- The people fascinating for being ruthless, such as King Henry VIII, the Borgia Family and Genghis Khan
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- A strong, fierce and assertive person who comes off as stern or a curmudgeon but truly has a heart of gold.
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- Those who show grace despite difficult circumstances and tragedy.
- Your favorite painter?
- Degas, Monet and Dali
- Your favorite musician?
- Handel and Scott Joplin
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- Resolve, intelligence and tenderness.
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- Generosity, grace and intelligence.
- Your favorite virtue?
- Justice
- Your favorite occupation?
- Going on walks, being around animals, and having interesting conversations.
- Who would you have liked to be?
- A ballet dancer or a jockey
- Your most marked characteristic?
- Generosity towards others and intellectual curiosity.
- What do you most value in your friends?
- Loyalty and open-mindedness
- What is your principle defect?
- Lack of faith in myself
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- Never to have been adopted and afforded the opportunities my family has given me.
- What would you like to be?
- A graceful and steadfast woman who is in relentless pursuit of her goals.
- What is your favorite color?
- Lilac and blue-grey
- What is your favorite flower?
- Sweet pea
- What is your favorite bird?
- The swan
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- Haruki Murakami and Neil Gaiman, at the moment
- Who are your favorite poets?
- Rilke and Bukowksi
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- Neri Oxman, the man who makes all the curry for the homeless people, and veterinarians.
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- Olga of Kiev, Dido of Carthage
- What are your favorite names?
- Beatrice and Riguardatta
- What is it you most dislike?
- The feeling of not being enough
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- None, everyone has their place
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- The Battle of Thermopylae
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- An eidedic memory and knack for learning languages
- How would you like to die?
- The first among those I love
- What is your present state of mind?
- Mental fogginess, a sense of being half-asleep
- What is your motto?
- Let everything happen to you, beauty and terror - just keep going, no feeling is final.
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