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On Wed, 18 Aug 10 22:52:23 UTC nmh (32) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
feeling like i'll never be more than i am now
Where would you like to live?
in a room with a view of a city skyline
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
good food, my friends, lots of laughter
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
excess
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
adventurers
Who are your favorite characters in history?
women who stood up to men and society
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
women who speak their minds and live the way they want
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
women who speak their minds and live the way they want
Your favorite painter?
georgia o'keefe
Your favorite musician?
jeff mangum
The quality you most admire in a man?
kindness, competence
The quality you most admire in a woman?
confidence
Your favorite virtue?
empathy, patience
Your favorite occupation?
cooking, eating, laughing
Who would you have liked to be?
a singer, an artist
Your most marked characteristic?
empathy
What do you most value in your friends?
honesty
What is your principle defect?
self doubt
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to let my fears keep me from experiencing the world
What would you like to be?
brave
What is your favorite color?
green
What is your favorite flower?
daisy
What is your favorite bird?
hummingbird
Who are your favorite prose writers?
joan didion, philip roth
Who are your favorite poets?
bob dylan
Who are your heroes in real life?
jesse
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
mae west
What are your favorite names?
don't have any
What is it you most dislike?
not saying what you mean
What historical figures do you most despise?
too many to name
What event in military history do you most admire?
peace
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
a good singing voice. will power (to copy proust)
How would you like to die?
old and happy and surrounded by family
What is your present state of mind?
what proust said. and impatient to leave work
What is your motto?
you cannot change how other people behave, you can only change your own response

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