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On Sun, 25 Dec 11 12:53:36 UTC Riss (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 unloved
Where would you like to live?
In a place where all people are treated as equal
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To love, care and show respect for others and to be loved, cared for and respected in turn
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
To a life deprived of opportunities and education
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
The cat in the hat because he has fun, makes mistakes and then takes responsibility for his actions.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Buddha, Freud, Descartes
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Mary Wollstonecraft and other women who challenged the enlightenment views on the rights of men, and expanded thinking to include women and minority groups
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Elizabeth Bennett, as she seemed capable of challenging the accepted roles of the time, but was able to reflect on her flaws and make changes to her behaviours to alleviate.
Your favorite painter?
Chagall
Your favorite musician?
Radiohead
The quality you most admire in a man?
Sense of humor
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Passion, sense of humor
Your favorite virtue?
Sense of humor
Your favorite occupation?
Reading and learning
Who would you have liked to be?
Someone with a happy heart and no worries
Your most marked characteristic?
A desire to show love and be loved
What do you most value in your friends?
Sense of humor
What is your principle defect?
Being overly sensitive
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Never to have had my children
What would you like to be?
Someone with infinite patience and understanding
What is your favorite color?
Red
What is your favorite flower?
Jasmine
What is your favorite bird?
Baby chickens
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Milan Kundera
Who are your favorite poets?
Radiohead
Who are your heroes in real life?
Those who fight for the needs and rights of others without concern for self
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What are your favorite names?
Lilly and Alexandra
What is it you most dislike?
Ignorance
What historical figures do you most despise?
I feel I'm not in a position to judge
What event in military history do you most admire?
None
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
An ability to be still and stop jumping from task to task
How would you like to die?
Happy, with people knowing I loved them
What is your present state of mind?
Tired
What is your motto?
I can achieve anything I put my mind to

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