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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:36:03 UTC Robo (56) answered the Proust Questionnaire:

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be homeless.
Where would you like to live?
Venice, Italy or the Irish countryside
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be surrounded by my four sons.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Shopping for cashmere sweaters.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Men who reinvent themselves
Who are your favorite characters in history?
John and Abigail Adams
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Women who move through life without fear.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Jo in Little Women , characters in Amy Tan novels
Your favorite painter?
Johannes Vermeer
Your favorite musician?
Felix Mendelssohn
The quality you most admire in a man?
honesty, compassion
The quality you most admire in a woman?
independence
Your favorite virtue?
faith, hope, charity, courage
Your favorite occupation?
textile crafts
Who would you have liked to be?
free to spend my days producing art
Your most marked characteristic?
indecision
What do you most value in your friends?
loyalty
What is your principle defect?
I'm not listening
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
homelessness
What would you like to be?
myself
What is your favorite color?
magenta
What is your favorite flower?
orange roses
What is your favorite bird?
parakeet
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Willa Cather, George Elliott, Amy Tan
Who are your heroes in real life?
The men who enabled the American Revolution
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Queen Elizabeth I , Eleanor Roosevelt
What is it you most dislike?
neediness
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?
The American Civil War
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
musical talent, either an instrument or singing
How would you like to die?
in my sleep
What is your present state of mind?
Anticipation of the future
What is your motto?
He who knows he has enough is rich.

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