Proust Questionnaire: Lori's answers

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On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:23:41 UTC Lori (37) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: To feel alone in a room (or world) full of people
Where would you like to live?: I'd like to try England or Ireland for a while
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: To feel loved
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Excess of candy
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Atticus Finch, Forrest Gump... they knew what was right and what was wrong
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Miriam (Bible), Edith Frank, Jesus, Gandhi
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: Abigail Adams
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: I can't think of any!
Your favorite painter?: Norman Rockwell... much of his work is deeper than the covers of the Saturday Evening Post
Your favorite musician?: Amy Grant
The quality you most admire in a man?: Respect for those he loves and those around him
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Intelligence and maternal instinct
Your favorite virtue?: Kindness
Your favorite occupation?: Teaching, writing
Who would you have liked to be?: I think Mary Magdalene probably saw quite a few interesting things in her time
Your most marked characteristic?: The need to be loved and feel secure
What do you most value in your friends?: Reliability
What is your principle defect?: Weakness of will
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: My father dying when I was just 3
What would you like to be?: Teach, be a mothe and wife
What is your favorite color?: Blue
What is your favorite flower?: Daisy
What is your favorite bird?: Maybe the bluebird
Who are your favorite prose writers?: If I understand prose correctly, Frank McCourt
Who are your favorite poets?: The only poet I have ever loved is Shel Silverstein
Who are your heroes in real life?: My family or anyone who can survive something terrible and not come out bitter or sad
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Most recently, Miep Gies comes to mind
What are your favorite names?: Nora, Claire, Sam, Charlie, Will
What is it you most dislike?: People who are just plain mean and rude
What historical figures do you most despise?: Hitler, Mengele, Queen Isabella of Spain, Pontius Pilate
What event in military history do you most admire?: Anything that helps end a war and allows the right side to win
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Bravery
How would you like to die?: In my sleep, after a long, happy and good life
What is your present state of mind?: Sad and lonely
What is your motto?: Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.

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