Proust Questionnaire: arlo's answers

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On Sat, 19 May 18 01:20:26 UTC arlo (64) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To be loved by no one.
Where would you like to live?: Hills of central Wisconsin, with a stream.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Family, friends, a comfortable home, a good horse, a good dog.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Shyness
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Mr. Darcy, Luke Dains,
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Jesus Christ, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Princess Diana, Harper Lee, Abigail Adams, Linclon
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Louise Erdrich, Juli Goder Larson,
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Elizabeth Bennett, Loreli Gilmore, Scout Finch, Fleur,
Your favorite painter?: Monet
Your favorite musician?: John Lennon
The quality you most admire in a man?: Steadfastness
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Bravery, intelligence
Your favorite virtue?: Faithfullness
Your favorite occupation?: teaching, reading, riding, writing
Who would you have liked to be?: Georgia O'keefe
Your most marked characteristic?: Peacemaker
What do you most value in your friends?: Sincere regard
What is your principle defect?: staying power, fear of success.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To never have been head over heels in love.
What would you like to be?: thinner
What is your favorite color?: spring green
What is your favorite flower?: peace rose
What is your favorite bird?: bald eagle
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Jane Austen, Louise Erdrich, Larry McMurtry, Harper Lee, Cameron Crowe
Who are your favorite poets?: Walt Whitman, Bob Dylan, T.S. Elliot, Mary Oliver
Who are your heroes in real life?: Barak Obama, The Dahli Lama, Mika Brezinski
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Alice Paul, Queen Elizabeth, Jane Austen, Emily and Charlotte Bronte
What are your favorite names?: Matthew, Michael, Rachel, Carson (female), Katherine
What is it you most dislike?: lies
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, anyone in ISIS, Stalin,
What event in military history do you most admire?: The Gettysburg Address
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Write poetic, powerful prose
How would you like to die?: Peacefully, surrounded by family, 30 years from now
What is your present state of mind?: Agitated that I am behind completing projects I need to complete
What is your motto?: Cherish love

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