Proust Questionnaire: Vi's answers

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On Mon, 11 Jan 16 17:33:46 UTC Vi (22) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To be unable to support my own independence
Where would you like to live?: London, England
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To have the means to always find new places to explore, while always having a secure home and community to return to
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Laziness and seclusion
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: The unsung sidekicks like Sam Gamgee or Watson, without whom the story would never be told
Who are your favorite characters in history?: All those people who made the names we remember possible
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: An optimistic, down-to-earth woman who has equal capacity for intimacy and independence
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Those who do not read like heroines
Your favorite painter?: N/A
Your favorite musician?: Henry Mancini
The quality you most admire in a man?: The ability to look beyond himself, to be respectful, and to hold an intelligent conversation about abstract concepts
The quality you most admire in a woman?: The ability to stand up for herself, to express strong opinions well, and to know how to be quiet
Your favorite virtue?: Respect and industriousness
Your favorite occupation?: Writing, reading, listening to music, creating environments of peace
Who would you have liked to be?: I am happy with who I am, though perhaps not with the time or place in which I was born
Your most marked characteristic?: My industriousness - I can always be counted on to be working on several projects at once
What do you most value in your friends?: The ability to have a deep, emotional conversation without judgement or distraction
What is your principle defect?: Jealousy
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To be forced to rely completely on others for my livelihood or survival
What would you like to be?: Vocationally, a writer. Socially, a true friend. Romantically, a priority.
What is your favorite color?: Brown
What is your favorite flower?: Lavender
What is your favorite bird?: Star jay
Who are your favorite prose writers?: At the moment, Nicholson Baker and John O'Donohue
Who are your favorite poets?: Rumi and D. J. Enright
Who are your heroes in real life?: My mother, my little brother, my professors
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Audrey Hepburn
What are your favorite names?: Unique ones
What is it you most dislike?: My childhood
What historical figures do you most despise?: Apart from the obvious answers, I could not say
What event in military history do you most admire?: Military history bores me.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Charm and femininity
How would you like to die?: In a way that will be either tragically or comically ironic
What is your present state of mind?: Hurried to get into the city for class, frazzled about an interview
What is your motto?: She flies with her own wings

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