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On Wed, 26 Oct 11 12:57:54 UTC Penney (48) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- being in a maximum security prison
- Where would you like to live?
- by the sea
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- being with my husband and my son
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- a glass of wine....or 3....every day
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- George Smiley
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- King Arthur, William Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- Amelia Earhart
- Your favorite painter?
- Jackson Pollack
- Your favorite musician?
- Stevie Wonder
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- Humility and a sense of humour
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- Humility and a sense of humour
- Your favorite virtue?
- kindness
- Your favorite occupation?
- getting a tan
- Who would you have liked to be?
- no one but myself
- Your most marked characteristic?
- structured thinking
- What do you most value in your friends?
- an equal love for food, drink, and good times
- What is your principle defect?
- impatience
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- going to prison
- What would you like to be?
- independently wealthy
- What is your favorite color?
- red
- What is your favorite flower?
- iris
- What is your favorite bird?
- blue macaw
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- F Scott Fizgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Cormac McCarthy, Kazao Ishiguro
- Who are your favorite poets?
- Keats, Yeats
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- Nelson Mandela, anyone who serves their country in the armed forces, nurses, doctors
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- Catherine the Great
- What are your favorite names?
- Dan, Jack, Mike, Otis, Stella
- What is it you most dislike?
- cheap shoes
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- N/A
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- Operation Overlord
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- to draw
- How would you like to die?
- in my sleep, next to the ocean, after a great meal with friends and family
- What is your present state of mind?
- cautiously optimistic
- What is your motto?
- Don't Tempt Fate
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