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On Mon, 29 Oct 12 06:11:29 UTC S. M. A. Armstrong (21) 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 senses: sight, touch, hearing, et cetera
Where would you like to live?
In a place where solitude and company are equally attainable
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To live in peace, with a garden, friends, and literature for company
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
To delay the inevitable
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Those who are persistent while facing great adversity
Who are your favorite characters in history?
A mixture of ancients: King Solomon, Odysseus, Marcus Aurelius, and John the Apostle
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
A woman devoted to those who treat her justly
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Those who are feminine and strong, but know the power of humility
Your favorite painter?
Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?
Des Prez
The quality you most admire in a man?
Intelligence, moral sense, and humility.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Intelligence, moral sense, humility, and tenderness
Your favorite virtue?
Charity transcends all creeds
Your favorite occupation?
Reading, dreaming, and writing
Who would you have liked to be?
If I had been Bonnie Prince Charles, I would have succeeded in taking the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Your most marked characteristic?
A tendency towards leading others
What do you most value in your friends?
The capacity to listen attentively
What is your principle defect?
To speak when silence may be better
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To have never known my family
What would you like to be?
To fully meet my ideal
What is your favorite color?
I have no favorite color just as I have no favorite tone
What is your favorite flower?
Tulips
What is your favorite bird?
The mockingbird
Who are your favorite prose writers?
At the moment, J. K. Huysmans and Thomas Pynchon
Who are your favorite poets?
Baudelaire, Borges, Eliot, Rimbaud, and Thomas
Who are your heroes in real life?
At the moment, my professors
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Jeanne d'Arc
What are your favorite names?
It would be easier to say what names aren't my favorite
What is it you most dislike?
My poor posture
What historical figures do you most despise?
Any cruel tyrants; I can tolerate the liars
What event in military history do you most admire?
The Battle of Gravelines
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Proust's irresistible charm
How would you like to die?
At ease with myself, with loved ones near
What is your present state of mind?
Tired from a long day
What is your motto?
My maxims are secret

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