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On Sun, 21 Jul 13 12:51:30 UTC Merit (56) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To lose my mother
Where would you like to live?
Florida
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Having my family alive and well
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
To. Life deprived of books
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Highly intelligent and physically fit men who can plan and think their way out of dire situations
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Lincoln, Jane Austin
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Strong matriarchs
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Strong women willing to die for those they love
Your favorite painter?
Mary Cassatt
Your favorite musician?
Mozart
The quality you most admire in a man?
Intelligence
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Strength
Your favorite virtue?
Honesty
Your favorite occupation?
Reading
Who would you have liked to be?
Kim
What do you most value in your friends?
Caring
What is your principle defect?
Lack of patience and
What is your favorite color?
Blue of the sky or ocean
What is your favorite flower?
Lily
What is your favorite bird?
Hummingbird
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Charles lamb
Who are your favorite poets?
Elizabeth barrett browning
Who are your heroes in real life?
Lincoln
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Aphra Behn
What are your favorite names?
Mine
What is it you most dislike?
Cruelty to those less fortunate and those who believe they are better than others
What historical figures do you most despise?
Any traitors to their country or to vows they took
What event in military history do you most admire?
Battle of trafalar
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Ability to create music
How would you like to die?
Loved
What is your present state of mind?
Bewilderment on how I got to the age I am so quickly
What is your motto?
If all else in life fails I retain my ability to read

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