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On Wed, 17 Nov 10 06:24:02 UTC N (20) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hidden truth.
Where would you like to live?
Winter-free, by the sea.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Temporary.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Dishonesty, shyness, poor willpower, overthinking, gloom.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Robin Hood, Zorro,
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Inventors, artists, outlaws.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Family, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, children.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Deb (Dexter), Matilda, Esther Greenwood, Sofie (Carnivale), Lisa Cuddy
Your favorite painter?
Da Vinci, Picasso, Edward Hopper, Escher, Dali …
Your favorite musician?
Lou Reed, Jack White III, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Ian Curtis, Bob Dylan
The quality you most admire in a man?
Empathy, honesty, creativity, depth.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Self-confidence, genuineness.
Your favorite virtue?
Awareness or truth.
Your favorite occupation?
Dreaming, listening, learning, creating, walking, reflecting/analysing.
Who would you have liked to be?
More like the person I pretend to be.
Your most marked characteristic?
Silence, intuition.
What do you most value in your friends?
Conversation, company, differences.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Losing the ability to hear.
What is your favorite color?
Deep red.
What is your favorite flower?
Red rose, fern.
What is your favorite bird?
Raven.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Edgar Allen Poe, Franz Kafka, Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Carver, Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Ray Bradbury…
Who are your favorite poets?
Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, Kristian Matsson, John Darnielle
Who are your heroes in real life?
Musicians, teachers, acquaintances.
What is it you most dislike?
Certain aspects of my character.
What historical figures do you most despise?
Cowards.
What event in military history do you most admire?
New inventions.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Confidence, willpower.
How would you like to die?
Drowning.
What is your present state of mind?
Unsure, pensive.

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