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On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:23:30 UTC MaryFred (24) answered the Proust Questionnaire:

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be left alone without family, friends, books, and music. Only myself. Yikes.
Where would you like to live?
Someplace with mountains, a lake, a river, an ocean, seasons, and all my family.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Turning the mind off and only listening to my stomach.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
brother Ivan, Mr. Darcy, Father in The Road
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Hmm. Thomas Merton, Keats,
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Ditto. A great mother who likes to read great books. Also, Carol Woods, my sister, and Mother Theresa.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Jane Eyre, Helen of Troy, lady passing in the street
Your favorite painter?
my nephew
Your favorite musician?
Chopin
The quality you most admire in a man?
sincerity
The quality you most admire in a woman?
shameless beauty
Your favorite virtue?
humility
Your favorite occupation?
reading, dreaming, cooking/baking, and eating
Who would you have liked to be?
No one in particular, but one who made millions just reading and thinking good thoughts.
Your most marked characteristic?
balanced indeciciveness
What do you most value in your friends?
acceptance without judgement; forgiveness, loyalty
What is your principle defect?
lack of self-control
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
dying with regret
What would you like to be?
a famous weirdo
What is your favorite color?
fall leaf
What is your favorite flower?
gerber daisy (because he wooed me with them)
What is your favorite bird?
owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?
too many
Who are your favorite poets?
Weinfield, Blake, Keats, Dickinson
Who are your heroes in real life?
my parents
What is it you most dislike?
inequality, injustice, apathy
What event in military history do you most admire?
none
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
benevolent ambition
How would you like to die?
with my family around
What is your present state of mind?
anxious
What is your motto?
You only live once.

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