Proust Questionaire

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Unrequited love

Where would you like to live? The sea, the sea

What is your idea of earthly happiness? Being with friends when I want to be and being alone when I want to be

To what faults do you feel most indulgent? Despair

Who are your favorite heroes of fiction? Ada-- Poisonwood Bible

Who are your favorite characters in history? Lucy-Australopithecus afarensis

Who are your favorite heroes in real life? Terry Fox

Your favorite painter? Frida Kahlo

Your favorite musician? Leonard Cohen

The quality you most admire in a man? Trustworthiness

The quality you most admire in a woman? Strength

Your favorite virtue? Creativity

Your favorite occupation? Writing

Who would you have liked to be? Iris Murdoch

Your most marked characteristic? Driven

What do you most value in your friends? Availability

What is your principle defect? Judgement

What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes? To live in pain

What would you like to be? A writer

What is your favorite color? The greens of the forest

What is your favorite flower? Gladiolas

What is your favorite bird? Kestrel

Who are your favorite prose writers? Iris Murdoch, Barbara Kingsolver, Tolstoy

Who are your favorite poets? Robert Service, ee cummings, Leonard Cohen, George Elliot Clarke

Major error here-- forgot to include Dorothy Parker--Probably my most favourite poet.

Who are your heroes in real life? Terry Fox, my grandmother Dort

Who are your favorite heroes of history? People who were breaking boundaries -- Gertrude Bell, Albert Einstein, Sally Ride

What are your favorite names? Suki, Nate, Milton

What is it you most dislike? Lying, ownership

What historical figures do you most despise? The usual – Hitler, Mussolini, Suharto-- dictators in general

What event in military history do you most admire? Normandy—the courage of the soldiers.

What natural gift would you most like to possess? Forgiveness

How would you like to die? In peace with my children and friends around me.

What is your present state of mind? Busy

What is your motto? Look where you are going not where you have been.

Friends: I am interested in your thoughts-- please answer the questionnaire and post below.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Where would you like to live?

What is your idea of earthly happiness?

To what faults do you feel most indulgent?

Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?

Who are your favorite characters in history?

Who are your favorite heroines in real life?

Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?

Your favorite painter?

Your favorite musician?

The quality you most admire in a man?

The quality you most admire in a woman?

Your favorite virtue?

Your favorite occupation?

Who would you have liked to be?

Your most marked characteristic?

What do you most value in your friends?

What is your principle defect?

What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?

What would you like to be?

What is your favorite color?

What is your favorite flower?

What is your favorite bird?

Who are your favorite prose writers?

Who are your favorite poets?

Who are your heroes in real life?

Who are your favorite heroines of history?

What are your favorite names?

What is it you most dislike?

What historical figures do you most despise?

What event in military history do you most admire?

What natural gift would you most like to possess?

How would you like to die?

What is your present state of mind?

What is your motto?