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On Thu, 06 Aug 15 00:52:10 UTC carlajwms (49) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
loneliness
Where would you like to live?
exactly where I am--New Orleans, Louisiana
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
my dog
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
the pleasure of drink
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Dave Robicheaux, Ignatius J. Reilly, Hieronymous Bosch
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Jacques Louis Mande Daguerre, Saartjie Baartman,
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
All women
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
The ones who prevail
Your favorite painter?
The one who does it for no glory at all
Your favorite musician?
Tom Waits
The quality you most admire in a man?
femininity
The quality you most admire in a woman?
trustworthiness
Your favorite virtue?
kindness
Your favorite occupation?
reading
Who would you have liked to be?
A resident of Los Angeles in the 1920s, or New Orleans in the 1940s
Your most marked characteristic?
kindness
What do you most value in your friends?
kindness
What is your principle defect?
lack of self-discipline
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to live without a dog
What would you like to be?
healthy
What is your favorite color?
all of them
What is your favorite flower?
dahlia
What is your favorite bird?
raven
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Tayari Jones, Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke, John Kennedy Toole, Charles Bukowski
Who are your favorite poets?
every one I've actually read
Who are your heroes in real life?
people who are selfless
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Saartjie Baartman and every other black woman
What are your favorite names?
Georgia, Claude, Maude
What is it you most dislike?
capitalism
What historical figures do you most despise?
capitalists
What event in military history do you most admire?
that's an oxymoron
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
to be able to sing in tune
How would you like to die?
unaware
What is your present state of mind?
blank
What is your motto?
Be kind.

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