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On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:48:02 UTC Linda (23) answered the Proust Questionnaire:

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
rape
Where would you like to live?
in a cozy apartment on the Campo dei Fiori in Rome, or in Trastevere (still in acozy apartment)
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
completely free time
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
well intentioned ones
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Levin from Anna Karenina, Hector from the Illiad
Who are your favorite characters in history?
I find the Tudors pretty fascinating...
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
women who are happy and can think of their happiness as a result of their woman-ness rather than a triumph over it
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Penelope of the Odyssey, Lily Bart from the House of Mirth, Janie Starks from Their Eyes were Watching God,
Your favorite painter?
Chagall
Your favorite musician?
I don't have one
The quality you most admire in a man?
kindness
The quality you most admire in a woman?
loyalty
Your favorite virtue?
compassion
Your favorite occupation?
loving someone, eating
Who would you have liked to be?
Earnest Hemingway
Your most marked characteristic?
compassion
What do you most value in your friends?
humor and understanding
What is your principle defect?
lack of a work ethic
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to have my brother die or be very unhappy/ to be barren
What would you like to be?
more decisive, confrontational, determined. less confused, lazy, generally sloppy
What is your favorite color?
green
What is your favorite flower?
no idea
What is your favorite bird?
for the book... mockingbird
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wharton, Steinbeck
Who are your favorite poets?
Eliot
Who are your heroes in real life?
people who are happy in their real life
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Queen Elizabeth
What are your favorite names?
Caterina, Luca, Davide, Anais
What is it you most dislike?
self pity, meaness, violence
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?
liberation of the concentration camps
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
to sing like mama cass, irresistable charm
How would you like to die?
some way a bit tragic, I think
What is your present state of mind?
anxious, lazy, confused
What is your motto?
You win some, you lose some

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