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On Wed, 04 Jan 12 01:08:32 UTC Sara Ortiz (27) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being alone
Where would you like to live?
It doesn't matter where I am, just whose company I'm in.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Having a great big home, a loving family and a lot of food.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Selfishness
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
The character of Aphrodite in Venus in Furs
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Maggie Thatcher
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
I always call my sister my hero.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Any woman who's brave and who does something out of earnest goodwill.
Your favorite painter?
Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?
Brahms
The quality you most admire in a man?
Humility
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Caring
Your favorite virtue?
Honesty
Your favorite occupation?
Singing
Who would you have liked to be?
Oprah Winfrey
Your most marked characteristic?
My culture - not just El Salvador, and not just America, but my spiritual background
What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty and compassion
What is your principle defect?
Temperament
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Losing my sister and nephews.
What would you like to be?
A writer
What is your favorite color?
Black
What is your favorite flower?
Sunflower
What is your favorite bird?
One that sings beautifully.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
David Foster Wallace, Geoff Dyer, Eula Biss
Who are your favorite poets?
Rumi, Neruda and Walcott
Who are your heroes in real life?
Al Gore
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Ellen Roosevelt
What are your favorite names?
I don't really have any.
What is it you most dislike?
Lies, dishonesty, flakiness
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?
I don't admire any.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Carpentry
How would you like to die?
In my sleep.
What is your present state of mind?
I'm sick.
What is your motto?
I don't have one.

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