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On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:46:50 UTC mahtiel (21) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
to rely on nothing but your self and to live in an universe of one's own opinions, therefore to be trapped in a self-made cage
Where would you like to live?
here and now, for better or worse... but close to the ones who love me
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
to share closeness with my loved ones and to be able to express myself in all possible ways
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
all those that are not caused by ignorance
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
José Arcadio Buendía (One Hundred Years of Solitude) and Samwise Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings)
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Jesus Christ and Joseph (that one from the book of Genesis)
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
all the great mothers, for they are always taken for granted and go unnoticed
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Jo March (Little Women) and Henrietta Stackpole (The Portrait of a Lady)
Your favorite painter?
Claude Monet
Your favorite musician?
Arvo Pärt
The quality you most admire in a man?
responsibility in all commitments
The quality you most admire in a woman?
uniqueness and beauty
Your favorite virtue?
patience (for me it's the hardest one to achieve)
Your favorite occupation?
anything that boosts my imagination
Who would you have liked to be?
i can't answer this question since i'm still to busy to figure out how to be fully myself
Your most marked characteristic?
shyness ...sadly?
What do you most value in your friends?
an ability to provide a relationship in which i don't feel i am given certain conditions i should fulfil to be worthy of their love
What is your principle defect?
i tend to be indecisive or opt for what seems to the easiest path
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
never to have felt loved
What would you like to be?
myself... whoever that could be
What is your favorite color?
probably brown - because it's so underrated
What is your favorite flower?
chrysanthemum
What is your favorite bird?
nightingale
Who are your favorite prose writers?
currently Henry James and Stanislav Rakús
Who are your favorite poets?
Jan Skácel, Wisława Szymborska and John Donne
Who are your heroes in real life?
i rather don't attribute my friends or teachers this status
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Esther
What are your favorite names?
male: Adam, female: Caroline
What is it you most dislike?
militancy and olives
What historical figures do you most despise?
i do not despise figures, for they would be nobody without uncritical supporters
What event in military history do you most admire?
all those that were avoided
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
assertiveness
How would you like to die?
without regrets
What is your present state of mind?
glad to be finally able to answer good questions
What is your motto?
"the slower you go, the faster you get there"

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