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On Sat, 22 Mar 14 09:31:02 UTC Mason Walker (21) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- Any kind of misery that cannot be articulated in words---and thus cannot be redeemed
- Where would you like to live?
- In a patch of country just outside the city
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- My answer is the same as Proust's, though I'd replace "French theater" with "arthouse film theater", and add a pet or two to the mix.
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- An inability to stop stuffing my face with food, and an affinity for laying in bed all day
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- From the page: Cyrano De Bergerac, Abbe Faria, Leopold Bloom, Samwise Gamgee, Milkman Dead. From the screen: Rick Blaine, Sam Shakusky.d Bloom,
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- For their virtues: Abraham Lincoln, WEB Dubois, Oskar Schindler. For his vices: Henry VIII.
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- My mother.
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- Elinor Dashwood, Margaret Schlegel, Dilsey, Pilate Dead
- Your favorite painter?
- Edward Hopper
- Your favorite musician?
- Classical: Mozart Pop: Barbra Streisand Rock: Van Morrison
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- A dash of madness, a love of the world, a hunger for truth
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- A dash of madness, a love of the world, a hunger for truth---and the patience to deal with men.
- Your favorite virtue?
- Pardon the cliche: Love.
- Your favorite occupation?
- Self-expression.
- Who would you have liked to be?
- A slightly more patient version of myself.
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