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On Sun, 14 Oct 12 00:55:04 UTC Marie (19) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To acknowledge the limitations of reality.
Where would you like to live?
Where adventure, suspense, and a larger plot in the universal scheme is afoot.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be able to provide for myself and those I love the things that bring happiness and the situations that inspire it.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Sloth and self hatred, cynicism and pessimism.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Those that don't care what they are portrayed as, following their values no matter how they're judged.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Those who lead a quiet life of lasting influence.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Those who used an intelligence beyond their time, living with a higher consciousness and realization of their values. Those who made their critics seem foolish in comparison.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Those who wear wit as their armor and love as their dream- unconquerable, not in body but in mind and spirit.
Your favorite painter?
Since I don't know every painter there ever was or those that will follow I cannot say.
Your favorite musician?
As with painter I cannot say. But I enjoy Johnny cash and a variety of artists from this era.
The quality you most admire in a man?
The wisdom to not have preconceived notions and the ability to see what is true and still laugh at what is a hard truth.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Wit, light-heartedness, pride, confidence, and endearing qualities that make them who they are.
Your favorite virtue?
Courage.
Your favorite occupation?
Reading, writing, painting, LEARNING...
Who would you have liked to be?
A better me.
Your most marked characteristic?
Cynicism.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty.
What is your principle defect?
Lack of motivation and positivity.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To not be remembered after I am gone.
What would you like to be?
Free.
What is your favorite color?
Those that inspire emotion.
What is your favorite flower?
The one that is still alive.
What is your favorite bird?
Eagle.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
I like bits and pieces from everyone I've read. Even my sisters.
Who are your favorite poets?
The same as above.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Those who've freed themself from circumstance by guts, mixup, determination, and hard work.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Those that rose above their time and people while holding true to the core of who they were.
What are your favorite names?
Those with meaning and rhythm.
What is it you most dislike?
Myself in my most negative light. (ironically another reason to dislike myself)
What historical figures do you most despise?
Those who were short sighted with skewed morals and prejudice.
What event in military history do you most admire?
I don't.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Motivation (will power) and courage
How would you like to die?
I wouldn't. So I suppose with the sufficient amount of suffering to change that fact.
What is your present state of mind?
Distracted, overanalytical, and heavy hearted.
What is your motto?
Just breathe until you can't.

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