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On Tue, 23 Aug 16 01:45:07 UTC Mark (55) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- Not to know love.
- Where would you like to live?
- Closer to the grandkids.
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- To be surrounded by books I love and lots of laughter.
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- Living in my imagination instead of dealing with reality.
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- Those who make it through the hardest of struggles as a better person.
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- Anton Chekhov.
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- My sister.
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- Those who can hold their own against the world.
- Your favorite painter?
- Van Gogh.
- Your favorite musician?
- The rat pack: Sammy Davis, Dean Martin, Frank.
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- His knowledge.
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- Humor and open-mindedness.
- Your favorite virtue?
- Every virtue is a lesson to be learned from.
- Your favorite occupation?
- To be constantly learning.
- Who would you have liked to be?
- Someone people could be proud of.
- Your most marked characteristic?
- My rhymes.
- What do you most value in your friends?
- Their existence - at this age, more friends have passed than those alive.
- What is your principle defect?
- Lack of consistency, quiet natured.
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- Not to know my oldest anymore.
- What would you like to be?
- A version of myself with a head strong personality.
- What is your favorite color?
- Any color is just fine.
- What is your favorite flower?
- Remembrance poppies are important to me.
- What is your favorite bird?
- Swallows always return home.
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dickens.
- Who are your favorite poets?
- Poetry wasn't for me.
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- My parents who immigrated from Russia.
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- I haven't had to think about that before.
- What are your favorite names?
- It's a nickname, but Pop-Pop.
- What is it you most dislike?
- Constant fighting.
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- People of power who abused their position.
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- Liberation of concentration camps.
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- Unfailing strength.
- How would you like to die?
- As a man at peace with his life decisions, surrounded by my family.
- What is your present state of mind?
- Tired of illness and tired of constant turmoil.
- What is your motto?
- Always smile, no matter how difficult the day is. You never know who needs to see it.
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