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On Tue, 17 Apr 12 06:26:34 UTC Kate (26) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
The absence of hope.
Where would you like to live?
In central London
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To have a healthy, wealthy, happy and successful family of my own.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
lazyness
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Those in Edith Wharton's books.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Odysseus' dog
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Women who are strong and fragile and perfect and flawed, and who end up getting what they want.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Women who are everything I want to be, and have everything I want to have.
Your favorite painter?
Turner
Your favorite musician?
Wagner
The quality you most admire in a man?
self-restraint
The quality you most admire in a woman?
pragmatism
Your favorite virtue?
intelligence
Your favorite occupation?
dreaming, reading, writing
Who would you have liked to be?
The wife of the heir to the British throne.
Your most marked characteristic?
misanthropism
What do you most value in your friends?
loyalty
What is your principle defect?
lazyness
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
futility of effort
What would you like to be?
wealthy
What is your favorite color?
blue
What is your favorite flower?
peonies
What is your favorite bird?
the starling
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Kazuo Ishiguro
Who are your favorite poets?
None - I do not like poetry.
Who are your heroes in real life?
The Queen.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
None.
What are your favorite names?
Charles and Addison
What is it you most dislike?
simplicity, poverty and ignorance
What historical figures do you most despise?
Kim Jong-il
What event in military history do you most admire?
The battle of Agincourt.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Willpower and irresistible charm.
How would you like to die?
Painlessly in old age - healthy, wealthy and happy.
What is your present state of mind?
concerned about the future
What is your motto?
I do not have one.

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