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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 answers):

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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