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On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:33:03 UTC SharonBillings answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- To be abandoned by someone you liked and cared for and not be able to explain. Never to see again.
- Where would you like to live?
- Still have not decided. I live in my head.
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- To have just enough money to take away the worries and be able to concentrate on the more important things.
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- Laziness and thinking.
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- All the ones who experience emotional pain - Anna Karenina and Hamlet
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- Great writers. They have left us so much. Oscar Wilde a particular favourite.
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- Those who feel deeply about issues and dedicate themselves to their cause. Joanna Lumley most recently.
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- Those who give us raw emotion and show we are not alone.
- Your favorite painter?
- Degas
- Your favorite musician?
- So many. Dylan is my mainstay.
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- Sensitivity and depth. Strength of character.
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- The same as above.
- Your favorite virtue?
- Loyalty.
- Your favorite occupation?
- Reading, dreaming and learning.
- Who would you have liked to be?
- They have yet to be born.
- Your most marked characteristic?
- Sensitivity.
- What do you most value in your friends?
- Loyalty
- What is your principle defect?
- Lack of confidence in certain areas
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- Having to live on the streets.
- What would you like to be?
- Full of knowledge and intelligence
- What is your favorite color?
- I love black, grey and green and earthy colours.
- What is your favorite flower?
- Geranium after the rain.
- What is your favorite bird?
- Robin
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy have affected me the most so far.
- Who are your favorite poets?
- I dont have any.
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- All those who make a difference for the better in this crazy world.
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- Those who have made an impact in some way for the better.
- What are your favorite names?
- Joshua, Sasha, Nikita
- What is it you most dislike?
- Ignorance, injustice and cruelty of any kind.
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- Obviously there are many but the most recent are Stalin, Hitler and those we have yet to find out about.
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- I detest anything to do with killing.
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- Confidence without arrogance
- How would you like to die?
- I wouldnt.
- What is your present state of mind?
- Bit sad. Grieving for something I cant have.
- What is your motto?
- Dont have one.
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