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On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:37:47 UTC Mr. Mandarin (41) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
self doubt
Where would you like to live?
within my own skin
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
a cause and effect universe
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
love
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
the survivors
Who are your favorite characters in history?
those with monuments, whether real or imagined
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
the competitors
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
the transcenders of place and time
Your favorite painter?
the conceptualists
Your favorite musician?
whatever you're listening to and enjoying
The quality you most admire in a man?
perseverance
The quality you most admire in a woman?
steadfastness
Your favorite virtue?
love
Your favorite occupation?
software programmer
Who would you have liked to be?
if not myself, then any fictional character that survives through perseverance and steadfastness
Your most marked characteristic?
loyalty
What do you most value in your friends?
loyalty
What is your principle defect?
forgiveness
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
alzheimers
What would you like to be?
independently wealthy
What is your favorite color?
life
What is your favorite flower?
silk
What is your favorite bird?
ahem, the swallow?
Who are your favorite prose writers?
lewis carroll
Who are your favorite poets?
baudelaire/rembaud/verlaine
Who are your heroes in real life?
accomplishers
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
broads
What are your favorite names?
those of my friends
What is it you most dislike?
eggs
What historical figures do you most despise?
despots
What event in military history do you most admire?
the successes
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
telekinesis
How would you like to die?
asleep
What is your present state of mind?
dervish
What is your motto?
get up! get on!

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