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On Tue, 28 Jan 14 20:42:53 UTC ed answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
mental illness
Where would you like to live?
in the countryside
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
life without mental illness
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
worrying
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Henry IV, Jaques, Falstaff, Iago, William Stoner
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Shakespeare, Martin Luther King,
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
meryl streep, annie liebovitz
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
rosalind in as you like it
Your favorite painter?
rothko
Your favorite musician?
bruce springsteen
The quality you most admire in a man?
intelligence, passion
The quality you most admire in a woman?
humour, intelligence, sincerity, passion
Your favorite virtue?
compassion
Your favorite occupation?
reading, acting
Who would you have liked to be?
sebastiao salgado
Your most marked characteristic?
worrying, caring, passionate
What do you most value in your friends?
humour, sincerity, passion
What is your principle defect?
worrying, weak willpower
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
poverty, mental illness, disability
What would you like to be?
an actor
What is your favorite color?
green
What is your favorite flower?
orchid
What is your favorite bird?
sea eagle
Who are your favorite prose writers?
richard yates, richard wright, john williams
Who are your favorite poets?
shakespeare, keats, donne, langston hughes
Who are your heroes in real life?
martin luther king, shakespeare
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
cleopatra
What are your favorite names?
scarlett, lily, rufus
What is it you most dislike?
my mental illness
What historical figures do you most despise?
hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?
civil rights
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
will power and peace of mind
How would you like to die?
in my sleep
What is your present state of mind?
anxious, worried, sad and scared
What is your motto?
distract myself from myself

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