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On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:53:24 UTC hoffsta answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Being brought to the idea of suicide, but failing or not being allowed to do so.
Where would you like to live?: In my and my fellow man's dreams.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To live in contact with those I love, with the beauties of nature, with a large quantity of books and music, and to have, within easy distance, a movie theater or tv.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Not doing things fast enough.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Heroes? I'd rather take the imperfect man or woman who has a sense of humour and try to do what they think is right.
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Ashoka the Great.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: A woman of genius, employing her talents for some good.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Women of genius, employing their talents for some good. Or Susan Sto Helit.
Your favorite painter?: Howard Pyle.
Your favorite musician?: Anyone who sings a good story well.
The quality you most admire in a man?: Intelligence, fitness, humour.
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Intelligence, fitness, humour.
Your favorite virtue?: Respecting, loving and taking care of your fellow man?
Your favorite occupation?: Reading, dreaming, joking.
Who would you have liked to be?: Why would I want to assume the characteristics of another person? If I were to be transported and take over the life and form of another man, would that not lead to ME not existing?
Your most marked characteristic?: Let's quote Proust here: "A craving to be loved, or, to be more precise, to be caressed and spoiled rather than to be admired"
What do you most value in your friends?: Humour. Intelligence.
What is your principle defect?: Lazy.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Having the fortune to be immortal, yet the misfortune of not being able to die until the entire universe is done and dead.
What would you like to be?: An intelligent yet humble man? Or a bear. Bears have awesome lives.
What is your favorite color?: Red
What is your favorite flower?: Oak trees.
What is your favorite bird?: Eurasian Eagle Owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Terry Pratchett
Who are your favorite poets?: Edgar Allan Poe
Who are your heroes in real life?: None.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: James Barry.
What are your favorite names?: Magnus, when said in English.
What is it you most dislike?: Bigots.
What historical figures do you most despise?: I could say Hitler, but that would be corny, woudn't it?
What event in military history do you most admire?: I don't admire any militaristic even.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Intelligence and irresistible charm would be pretty damn good.
How would you like to die?: Knowing that history will not alltogether forget about my existance.
What is your present state of mind?: Annoyed about how much time I'm actually putting into this.
What is your motto?: I do not stick to one motto.

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