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On Mon, 09 Sep 13 23:36:41 UTC Max (24) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be unemployed, not in school, and have no discernible clue as to what to do with life.
Where would you like to live?
Top cities that I would love to live in are San Francisco, Toronto, London, and Melbourne.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be in love and have purpose in life.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Either jealous of others or the over-reliance on coffee to stay awake some mornings.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Dunstan Ramsay (Fifth Business), Roland Deschain (The Dark Tower), Hazel (Watership Down)
Who are your favorite characters in history?
John Kennedy Toole, Ian Curtis
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
My mother, girlfriend, and sister
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Pippi Longstocking, Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights)
Your favorite painter?
H.R Giger
Your favorite musician?
Boards of Canada, Brian Eno, David Sylvian, Deftones, Faith No More, Fugazi, Glassjaw, New Order
The quality you most admire in a man?
Being interesting, smart, and kind
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Being interesting, smart, and kind
Your favorite virtue?
Being nice to others
Your favorite occupation?
Biking, reading, listening to music
Who would you have liked to be?
Billionaire comic book writer
Your most marked characteristic?
Being kind and getting lost in thought
What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty and kindness
What is your principle defect?
Worrying too much sometimes
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Being deaf or blind
What would you like to be?
I don't want to be anyone else
What is your favorite color?
Blue
What is your favorite flower?
Sunflowers
What is your favorite bird?
Cardinals
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Michael Chabon, Cormac McCarthy, William Gibson
Who are your favorite poets?
Was never that big on poetry but "Not Waving But Drowning" is probably my favourite poem ever
Who are your heroes in real life?
My family
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Joan of Arc
What are your favorite names?
Jack, Alice
What is it you most dislike?
Flies
What historical figures do you most despise?
Those who committed school shootings
What event in military history do you most admire?
Battle of Warsaw in 1920
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
An incredible singing voice
How would you like to die?
Only when I feel I've done everything that I wanted to do. At that point, how I die doesn't matter.
What is your present state of mind?
Happy but a little tired after a long day of school and errands.
What is your motto?
Don't let fear run your life.

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