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On Mon, 02 Feb 15 23:09:56 UTC MlleNeet answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being poor, and alone
Where would you like to live?
Near the water
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
A roller coaster, a fine dinner and a walk with someone I care about talking about art and film
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Unending glasses of red wine and wind on my face after a day of writing
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Huckleberry Finn, Almonzo Wilde, Brendan Behan
Who are your favorite characters in history?
FDR, Charlemagne,
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Women who are resilient and creative, and have defined their own lives to remain free.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Jo March
Your favorite painter?
Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Miro
Your favorite musician?
David Bowie, Tom Waits,
The quality you most admire in a man?
Intelligence, uprightness, empathy, humor, rhythm
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Intelligence, humor, skepticism
Your favorite virtue?
gallows humor
Your favorite occupation?
writing, taking tests, watching films
Who would you have liked to be?
a bar tender, or someone else who observes others and whose observations are sought.
Your most marked characteristic?
Lack of confidence, need for assurance
What do you most value in your friends?
Inquisitiveness, enthusiasm, hospitality
What is your principle defect?
short-sightedness
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To not have taken advantage of my 30s
What would you like to be?
Free from financial stress
What is your favorite color?
Cerulean blue
What is your favorite flower?
Paperwhite
What is your favorite bird?
Crows
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Richard Pryce, Martin Amis
Who are your favorite poets?
Baudelaire, Yeats, Ginsberg,
Who are your heroes in real life?
Dith Pran
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Anne Frank
What are your favorite names?
Old-fashioned ones
What is it you most dislike?
Myself when I fear becoming my mother
What historical figures do you most despise?
All those responsible for brutality and murder and subjugation of others.
What event in military history do you most admire?
None
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Will power and irresistible charm
How would you like to die?
Unafraid of that question
What is your present state of mind?
Uncertainty that this was the best use of my time
What is your motto?
I don't have the platform for one.

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