Proust Questionnaire: Ryssan's answers

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On Fri, 09 Jul 10 06:07:19 UTC Ryssan (22) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To lose (or say goodbye to) a loved one without ever revealing how much you truly cared.
Where would you like to live?: In the nature-laden regions of California
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To find true love, to hold it tender, and know it is bringing out the best in my everyday actions and my ultimate destiny.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: I am quite susceptible to a good cheesburger.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Voltaire for his wit and Frankenstein for his dignity.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Jesus, Buddha, Aristotle, C.S. Lewis, Anne Frank and Rosa Parks
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: My parents, an old teacher of mine or two, and especially the friends who have often known more about myself than I have.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Jane Eyre for her determination and Juliet for her commitment to her heart's ambition
Your favorite painter?: Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?: Mendelssohn
The quality you most admire in a man?: Concern for others
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Self-reliance
Your favorite virtue?: Love
Your favorite occupation?: Philosophy
Who would you have liked to be?: A unique voice that has the wisdom to know when to speak and when to keep his lips clamped shut.
Your most marked characteristic?: A desire to love and be loved, a passion for connecting with others, and a belief that money and possessions can never sufficiently replace such blessings.
What do you most value in your friends?: Sincerity
What is your principle defect?: Insecurity
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Not having the parents that I had.
What would you like to be?: Someone that others can see as a true role model, in terms of how I live.
What is your favorite color?: Cerulean.
What is your favorite flower?: White rose.
What is your favorite bird?: Robin.
Who are your favorite prose writers?: C.S. Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe, J.K Rowling
Who are your favorite poets?: Emily Dickinson, William Yates
Who are your heroes in real life?: My family and friends, I find heroes everywhere.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Mary Magdalene, because strength comes from facing adversity first - despite it sometimes resulting from your poor decisions.
What are your favorite names?: Antonio, Jeremy, Leonardo
What is it you most dislike?: People who put up a false front for approval or benefits.
What historical figures do you most despise?: Adolf Hitler - one college course was sufficient information to make such a claim.
What event in military history do you most admire?: The signing of the constitution, the ability to acknowledge that your way of handling matters may not always work forever and thus must be made adaptable.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Self-assurance
How would you like to die?: Wearing a bow tie, with a pipe in my hand and a flowing white beard, content in my life's work and cherishing the relationships around me.
What is your present state of mind?: Even more introspective than usual.
What is your motto?: Ask a question and risk being a fool for five minutes. Hold your tongue and risk remaining a fool forever.

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