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On Tue, 27 Sep 16 21:33:43 UTC Maggie (49) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Loss or separation from my child
Where would you like to live?
Near my daughter
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
to live in freedom, with health and time to enjoy it, good work, fellowship with intelligent friends, travel
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
over introspection
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Owen Meany
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Gandhi, Jesus of Nazareth
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Aunt Flower, My paternal grandmother, Aunt MaryEllen, Kerry McCarter, Liz Frey
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Miss Fisher, Jessica on Murder she wrote
Your favorite painter?
Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?
Vivaldi
The quality you most admire in a man?
Living with a purpose, intelligence without laziness, humility
The quality you most admire in a woman?
strength, humor, intelligence
Your favorite virtue?
compassion
Your favorite occupation?
dancing
Who would you have liked to be?
Duchess Kate
Your most marked characteristic?
independence
What do you most value in your friends?
candor, humor, kindness
What is your principle defect?
lack of understanding
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
missed opportunity
What would you like to be?
independently wealthy, traveling
What is your favorite color?
orange or lime green
What is your favorite flower?
rose
What is your favorite bird?
hummingbird
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Irving
Who are your favorite poets?
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Who are your heroes in real life?
Meryl Streep, Hilary Clinton, need more women of success and character!
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
don't know
What are your favorite names?
Elizabeth
What is it you most dislike?
my own incompetance; inability to understand people and influence them
What historical figures do you most despise?
Trump. Hitler. Most kings.
What event in military history do you most admire?
Winning WW II
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
ability to influence others and connect easily on a deeper level (vs narcissm, which seems to own this characteristic)
How would you like to die?
in my sleep? otherwise protecting a loved one
What is your present state of mind?
hopeful and afraid. back and forth.
What is your motto?
enough to share!

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