Proust Questionnaire: aallisonr's answers

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On Tue, 25 Jan 11 19:09:38 UTC aallisonr (30) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: to be completely abandoned
Where would you like to live?: London
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: to love and be loved. to learn and to grow. to accept myself with all of my quirks and idiosyncracies
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Enjoying the beauty of life
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Those characters who embody traits I do not possess
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Strong intellectual characters who have a mix of humor and compassion with a healthy dose of wisdom and willingness to learn
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: People who are simple and accepting of themselves and do not make themselves out to be something they aren't
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Those who work behind the scenes so that others can be great
Your favorite painter?: Klimt
Your favorite musician?: Vivaldi
The quality you most admire in a man?: Kindness
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Compassion
Your favorite virtue?: Patience
Your favorite occupation?: writing and creating
Who would you have liked to be?: No one but myself
Your most marked characteristic?: The tendency to be sometimes harshly realistic and at the same time to dream outlandish dreams like riding a pony to work everyday
What do you most value in your friends?: loyalty and honesty
What is your principle defect?: inability to grasp emotions
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: to have never loved and lost
What would you like to be?: me
What is your favorite color?: deep purple
What is your favorite flower?: stargazer lilies
What is your favorite bird?: swallow
Who are your favorite prose writers?: sylvia plath
Who are your favorite poets?: plath and bukowsky
Who are your heroes in real life?: mom and brother
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Esther
What are your favorite names?: Oliver, Jillian, Alexandra
What is it you most dislike?: frogs, narcissists
What historical figures do you most despise?: none at all although i think actions of some African tyrants like Charles Taylor are abhorrent
What event in military history do you most admire?: Freedom from England
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: self discipline
How would you like to die?: peacefully
What is your present state of mind?: tired
What is your motto?: i haven't got one

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