From Kim du Toit (see list of blogs at side-bar) comes this revealing little piece of history; a self-analysis questionnaire derived by Marcel Proust. OK, I don't particlulary like Proust - too many words, like Mozart said. But the questionnaire has to make one think. I'm good at that!
So here goes:
What is your most marked characteristic?
- Intelligence
What is the quality you most like in a man?
- Honesty
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
- Intelligence
What do you most value in your friends?
- Integrity
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
- Procrastination
What is your favorite occupation?
- Mine
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
- Family together
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- Extreme poverty
In which country would you like to live?
- Besides Canada - Finland
Who are your favorite writers?
- Jacques Barzun, many others (probably because I read non-fiction)
Who are your favorite poets?
- T.E.Lawrence
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
- Pierre in War and Peace
Who is your favorite heroine of fiction?
- No-one comes to mind
Who are your favorite composers?
- Oh. Too many on the list
Who are your favorite painters?
- Dali, Klee, DaVinci, Seurat, many others
What are your favorite names?
- What?
What is it that you most dislike?
- Hypocrisy
Which talent would you most like to have?
- Painting
How would you like to die?
- Not at all
What is your current state of mind?
- Questioning
What is your motto?
- Don't need one
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