THE PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
a light heart and a peaceful mind at rest.

What is your greatest fear?
making the wrong decision.

What historical figure do you most identify with?
(i'll have to think through this one)

Which living person do you most admire?
erin foster. i hope she doesn't read this...that would be awkward.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
manipulation.

What is the trait you most despise in others?
ignorance.

What is your greatest extravagance?
picking up the check.

On what occasion do you lie?
if it keeps others from harm.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
i try not to focus on that. 

Which living person do you most despise?
funny-i can't think of a soul.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
i mean...   or    ya know?

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
i'd want to be happier more consistently. 

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
n/a.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
vulnerability.

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
a butterfly.

Who are your favorite writers?
this list goes on and on.  my sister, caitlin, sue monk kidd, orson scott card, and sabrina ward harrison to name a few.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
ender wiggin.

What is your most treasured possession?
my passport.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

doubt.

Where would you like to live?
Where wouldn't I like to live?

What is your most marked characteristic?
well, now my pink hair probably.

What is the quality you most like in a man?
loyalty.

What is your greatest regret?
either being dumb and doubting, or being too smart and seeing clearly.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
books, films, and music.

If there is a Heaven what would you like to hear God say when you arrive?
"i didn't do anything because..."