Proust's Questionnaire

Herein you'll find my answers to the questionnaire first devised by Marcel Proust, the French essayist, literary critic, and novelist. Why not, if not for fun?

(Credit to Xanthe Tynehorne for introducing me to this idea. If you have a site, why don't you answer it too?)

Questions & Answers

Your Favorite Virtue

Curiosity.

Your Favorite Qualities In A Man

His humility, anchored sense of self, emotional breadth, kindness, and willingness to feel.

Your Favorite Qualities In A Woman

Her honesty, inner knowing, self compassion, humor, and strength of will.

Your Favorite Occupation

Reading. Always.

Your Chief Characteristic

My endless fascination with everything.

Your Idea Of Happiness

Reading, writing, and researching for a living.

Your Idea Of Misery

Going for long stretches without writing.

Your Favorite Color And Flower

Blue, and the beautiful Bottlebrush.

If Not Yourself, Who Would You Be?

Hopefully a little less confused.

Where Would You Like To Live?

In this world, traveling from place to place.

Your Favorite Prose Authors

Alice Oseman, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Philip Reeve, and Rick Riordan.

Your Favorite Poets

I regret to admit I don't read enough poetry to answer this.

Your Favorite Painters And Composers

Albert Namatjira is my favorite painter. I don't know enough classical music to choose one! Does John Williams count?

Your Favorite Heroes In Real Life

Fredrick Douglas, Harvey Milk, Henry David Thoreau.

Your Favorite Heroines In Real Life

Maria Popova.

Your Favorite Heroes In Fiction

Ezra Bridger.

Your Favorite Heroines In Fiction

Ashoka Tano.

Your Favorite Food And Drink

If I pick one, Sushi, and a Caramel Milkshake.

Your Favorite Names

Flynn, Frankie, Gwen, Isadora, River, and Xander. (Obviously, the names of my characters.)

Your Pet Aversion

How long do you have?

What Characters In History Do You Most Dislike?

Again, how long have you got?

What Is Your Present State Of Mind?

Captivated by scifi fantasies, the beauty of the world, and how enmeshed we are. As always, chaotically split.

For What Fault Have You Most Toleration?

Being unable to be raised or being distracted by a good book.

Your Favorite Motto

Believe in saying something.

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