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On Fri, 10 Dec 10 19:16:13 UTC muhbuh (47) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
watching a love one suffer pain
Where would you like to live?
a cottage by the beach
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
a life filled with book reading, good conversation with friends and family, humour, creativity and dogs
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
procrastination and yielding to whimsical temptations
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Florentino Ariza
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Oscar Romero, Princess Diana,
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
my mother
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Dorothea Brookes, Lisbeth Salander
Your favorite painter?
Gauguin, Monet, George O'Keefe
Your favorite musician?
David Grey, U2
The quality you most admire in a man?
strength - physical and emotional, kindness, intelligence
The quality you most admire in a woman?
confidence, kindness, intelligence
Your favorite virtue?
patience, kindness
Your favorite occupation?
writing, reading
Who would you have liked to be?
Katherine Hepburn or Agatha Christie
Your most marked characteristic?
a need to say things out loud, speak my mind
What do you most value in your friends?
they are each unique but share one quality - a love of comraderie and conversation
What is your principle defect?
lack of self discipline
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to have been born to any other person than my mother
What would you like to be?
a best selling author
What is your favorite color?
red
What is your favorite flower?
all flowers but peonies and tulips are especially lovely
What is your favorite bird?
the cardinal
Who are your favorite prose writers?
It changes but right now, Annie Dillard, George Elliott, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Who are your favorite poets?
Pablo Neruda, e e cummings, Dylan Thomas, T. S. Eliot
Who are your heroes in real life?
my mother and siblings, my good friend Niamh
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Cleopatra, Mother Theresa, Indira Ghandi
What are your favorite names?
I have none, the names of my most loved are favourite to me
What is it you most dislike?
that I am not living up to my potential
What historical figures do you most despise?
All those who tortured others for the sake of power in one form or another
What event in military history do you most admire?
there are none that I admire, for any war i
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
self discipline, will power
How would you like to die?
After a long creative life, quietly in my sleep, leaving behind a positive contribution to this place
What is your present state of mind?
somewhat restless
What is your motto?
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

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