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On Wed, 20 Jan 16 00:21:22 UTC merlinharp (57) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To miss out on the sound of laughter.
Where would you like to live?
Dingle, Ireland
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To revel in good company; to sense beauty; to observe compassion in action
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Bartleby, the scrivener
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Eugene Debs; the men/women who sheltered runaway slaves; Studs Terkel
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Anne Sullivan, Etta Baker
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Eliza, crossing the Ohio river in "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Your favorite painter?
Chagall
Your favorite musician?
Rachmaninoff
The quality you most admire in a man?
Curiousity, thoughtfulness, compassion
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Curiousity, thoughtfulness, compassion
Your favorite virtue?
compassion
Your favorite occupation?
Playing music
Who would you have liked to be?
A piano tuner; perhaps a writer; or a musician/artist
Your most marked characteristic?
Loyalty
What do you most value in your friends?
You can't beat a friend who is willing to talk through a problem with you.
What is your principle defect?
Don't have a good sense of time.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Not to have met my husband.
What would you like to be?
A person with native intelligence.
What is your favorite color?
Blue and purple
What is your favorite flower?
Carnation
What is your favorite bird?
Crane
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Barbara Kingsolver, H. Murakami, Tillie Olsen
Who are your favorite poets?
Phil Woods
Who are your heroes in real life?
My husband
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Mary
What are your favorite names?
Olivia
What is it you most dislike?
Cruelty towards others (and towards animals).
What historical figures do you most despise?
Anyone who has made a career of cruelty.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
A quick wit.
What is your motto?
hang on, keeping going, don't give up

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