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On Sat, 25 Oct 14 17:01:33 UTC Mia (27) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To live a life without direction and achievements
Where would you like to live?
In the countryside, immersed in nature and animals, far away from crowds and city noises
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To live in a house in the countryside, autonomously producing the food I need to live healthily, with Internet access, surrounded by my cats and a few selected people
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Gluttony (as in, food-related gluttony, intellectual gluttony isn't a fault)
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
The ones who fiercely fight for their goals, whether they're classical heroes or "villains"
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Heraclitus, Lao-Tsu, Marx, Darwin
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
All the women fighting daily to defend their rights
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
The ones who fiercely fight for their goals, whether they're classical heroes or "villains" (why should they be any different from the heroes?)
Your favorite painter?
Alfons Mucha
Your favorite musician?
Antonin Dvorak
The quality you most admire in a man?
Intelligence, independence, sense of humour
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Intelligence, independence, sense of humour
Your favorite virtue?
Honesty
Your favorite occupation?
Reading, writing, researching
Who would you have liked to be?
Einstein, with Von Neumann's mathematical ability. An impossible dream, nonetheless dreams are free ;)
Your most marked characteristic?
Craving for knowledge
What do you most value in your friends?
Mental openness, independence of thought and action
What is your principle defect?
Slowness in practical matters
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Being born in the poorest side of the world
What would you like to be?
An accomplished old lady
What is your favorite color?
Purple, and grey; they're the synthesis of opposites
What is your favorite flower?
Chrysanthemum
What is your favorite bird?
Heron
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Mark Twain, hands down
Who are your favorite poets?
I don't really like poetry
Who are your heroes in real life?
Ernesto Cardenal, Antonio Gramsci, and countless men like them
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Hipatia, Rosa Parks, and countless women like them
What are your favorite names?
They change often; currently, they're Stephen, Mia, Alexander, Gaia...
What is it you most dislike?
Hypocrisy, dishonesty
What historical figures do you most despise?
All politicians who ever grasped power since the beginning of time have been more or less despicable
What event in military history do you most admire?
The 1848 Revolutions, since they were (mostly) spontaneous, and also relatively successful
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Genius-level intelligence, and charisma
How would you like to die?
Quickly and painlessly, at a very old age
What is your present state of mind?
Calm
What is your motto?
"You aren't entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant."

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