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On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:19:24 UTC Mandar (27) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- being told what to do; not having access to cookies
- Where would you like to live?
- on an estate in England or France
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- light, nature, good fresh food, a garden, some books, good friends always near
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- being a bad worker
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- Gatsby
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- all the good writers; women who succeeded despite all odds
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- myself
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- Cornelia
- Your favorite painter?
- Manet
- Your favorite musician?
- Beethoven
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- intelligence, even-temperedness
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- intelligence, individuality
- Your favorite virtue?
- patience
- Your favorite occupation?
- writing, playing music, reading, daydreaming
- Who would you have liked to be?
- Goethe
- Your most marked characteristic?
- shyness. alternately, my hair
- What do you most value in your friends?
- that they appreciate the simple pleasures of beauty of the world
- What is your principle defect?
- poor focus; laziness; inattention to detail; wanton neglect of hygiene
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- to not be intelligent
- What would you like to be?
- myself with my flaws removed
- What is your favorite color?
- green
- What is your favorite flower?
- lily of the valley, daffodils
- What is your favorite bird?
- hummingbird
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- Scott Fitzgerald, Proust
- Who are your favorite poets?
- T.S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- myself
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- Elizabeth I
- What are your favorite names?
- the names of flowers
- What is it you most dislike?
- filth; coarseness
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- the boring ones
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- the sprinkling of salt at Carthage
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- i'm going to have to go with will power and irresistible charm here
- How would you like to die?
- 120 years old, after i have accomplished all and seen all and no one is left to mourn me
- What is your present state of mind?
- nervous that I will never change
- What is your motto?
- Perhaps my problem is that I have not developed a motto
I promise to try better in the future
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