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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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