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On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:42:03 UTC Mariana (16) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other
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- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- not being free to learn from experiences
- Where would you like to live?
- somewhere fast-paced that has history and culture and a thriving atmosphere
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- forever feeling truly belonged and within distance of books, music, and nature
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- vanity, sometimes apathy, and maybe acting unlike my age when i probably should
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- atticus finch, but really those who aspire to do extraordinary things and finish with a sense of fufillment
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- john lennon, andy warhol, jacques cousteau, machiavelli, oscar wilde, john locke, audrey hepburn
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- "A woman of genius leading an ordinary life"
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- amélie poulain, scarlett o'hara, anna karenina, holly golightly, persephone, alice
- Your favorite painter?
- monet/dali/van gogh/klimt
- Your favorite musician?
- george harrison if it must be one person
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- dry humor, the abillity to think for one's self, morality
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- the ability to think for one's self, morality, bravery
- Your favorite virtue?
- wit, respect, genuinity
- Your favorite occupation?
- dreaming, really learning, reading, writing, laughing, experiencing
- Who would you have liked to be?
- i would have liked to be no one in particular, but someone that was daring and intelligent and witty
- Your most marked characteristic?
- curiousity, confidence, wanderlust
- What do you most value in your friends?
- wit, humor, intelligence
- What is your principle defect?
- wanderlust, anxiety, the ability to be sardonic, impatience
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- not to travel, not to think for yourself, to be waited on hand and foot, to not know what's out there, to be ignorant or close-minded
- What would you like to be?
- an experienced, respected woman i suppose
- What is your favorite color?
- ocean blue - but my ocean blue, not the oceans that surround the states or other countries, the one that i know
- What is your favorite flower?
- a yellow one
- What is your favorite bird?
- mariana's kingfisher
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- alexandre dumas, charles bukowski, jules verne, oscar wilde, jack kerouac, vladimir nabokov, f. scott fitzgerald, ernest hemingway
- Who are your favorite poets?
- bukowski, homer, ee cummings, wilde
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- my mom
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- joan of arc, princess diana
- What are your favorite names?
- none that i'll like in a year
- What is it you most dislike?
- bigotry
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- hitler
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- the end of every war
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- drive, brilliance
- How would you like to die?
- with a sense of fullfillment
- What is your present state of mind?
- ambitious!
- What is your motto?
- audaces fortuna iuvat - fortune favors the bold.
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