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On Mon, 09 Jan 17 12:37:26 UTC Matti (46) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To drift without purpose.
Where would you like to live?
In love.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To have comfort and friends.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Lazyness, attachment and fear.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Those that just are, and though it, conquer their world.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
The ones who left the world better than they found it.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Those who inspire and break the mold.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Those who defy expectations.
Your favorite painter?
There can't be just one; there is one for every moment.
Your favorite musician?
Stephin Merrit.
The quality you most admire in a man?
Compassion.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Resilience.
Your favorite virtue?
Kindness.
Your favorite occupation?
Sleeping.
Who would you have liked to be?
Completely balanced and at peace.
Your most marked characteristic?
Resignment
What do you most value in your friends?
Compassion.
What is your principle defect?
Attachment.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Never to have lived.
What would you like to be?
The hero of my own life. Someone I can look up to.
What is your favorite color?
Orange.
What is your favorite flower?
A small and cheerful wild one.
What is your favorite bird?
The swan.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
John Irving, Jeff Noon, Tove Jansson, Ursula K LeGuin
Who are your favorite poets?
Stig Dagerman, WB Yeats, Stephin Merritt, W Blake, Dan Andersson
Who are your heroes in real life?
Artists.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Marie Curie
What are your favorite names?
Pet names for lovers.
What is it you most dislike?
My own worst qualities.
What historical figures do you most despise?
The despots.
What event in military history do you most admire?
Any truce.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Detachment.
How would you like to die?
In my sleep, leaving the world a better place for my actions.
What is your present state of mind?
Resignment.
What is your motto?
Oh Wow.

Broken hearted and with little hope I filled out this questionnaire.

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