Proust Questionnaire: MFernley's answers

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On Fri, 01 Dec 17 11:08:06 UTC MFernley (28) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Feeling like you have no purpose or use in the world.
Where would you like to live?: In an attractive, leafy suburb of London with good train connections to the city and countryside.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To love and be loved by my family, friends and partner, to gain fulfilment through artistic practice, to continue to cultivate myself.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Spending money on trivial things with abandon.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: The Cheshire Cat from Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Atreyu from The Neverending Story, Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Ernest Hemingway, Euripides, Joni Mitchell.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Hannah Young, Kate Harper, Penny Layden.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Pocahontas, Mulan, Hermione Granger.
Your favorite painter?: Claude Monet
Your favorite musician?: Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Rufus Wainwright
The quality you most admire in a man?: Kindness
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Strength
Your favorite virtue?: Kindness
Your favorite occupation?: Acting, Singing, Reading.
Who would you have liked to be?: I'm very happy with what I am, but if I had to be something else I'd be a professional tennis player, psychologist or writer.
Your most marked characteristic?: Emotional intelligence
What do you most value in your friends?: Understanding
What is your principle defect?: Distrust, jealousy.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To have never felt loved.
What would you like to be?: Myself, but ultimately, a well-rounded, considerate human being who engages positively with the world.
What is your favorite color?: Burnt orange, verdigris, crimson.
What is your favorite flower?: Peach Rose.
What is your favorite bird?: Barn Owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?: David Mitchell, J.K Rowling, J.R.R Tolkien, Ray Bradbury
Who are your favorite poets?: Pablo Neruda, Sylvia Plath, Kaveh Akbar.
Who are your heroes in real life?: Karen Reid, Hannah Young, Richard Oxley, Ellie Blake.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Boudica, Irena Sendler, Sylvia Plath.
What are your favorite names?: Fauve, Ixia, Beau, Fernley.
What is it you most dislike?: Racism, Homophobia, Abelism.
What historical figures do you most despise?: Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, Emperor Constantine.
What event in military history do you most admire?: World War II
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Psychic ability
How would you like to die?: I'm going to pinch Proust's answer! A better man than I am, and much beloved.
What is your present state of mind?: Collected. Thoughtful. Hopeful.
What is your motto?: To love is an act of tremendous courage. Love fiercely, apologetically and unceasingly.

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