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| "country lane with trees" by van gogh |
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- separation from God
- Where would you like to live?
- before kids: a big city. during my children's upbringing: a suburb. retirement: English countryside. but really, anywhere with my man and near family.
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- an accepting family. intimate friendships. affection. an immense library. the smell of bread, the smell of coffee brewing. waking up next to the man I love. mountains, lakes, sunshine, snow, the ocean, leaves changing color...
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- laziness
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- I adore historical fiction. Real people, real events...portrayed by an outsider, or maybe someone who was there but still must call their book fiction.
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- Abraham, Esther, Ruth, Jesus, Paul, Queen Elizabeth, Washington, Adams, Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Roosevelt, Kennedy family, Paul Rusesabagina, my ancestors
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- My mother. my sister. my best friends
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- real women- Alexandra Fuller, Jeannette Walls, Lauren Winner
- Your favorite painter?
- Van Gogh.
- Your favorite musician?
- Yann Tiersen (ooo but I adore George Winston too)
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- integrity
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- generosity (a servant heart)
- Your favorite virtue?
- compassion
- Your favorite occupation?
- reading (well, let's be honest- it's probably snuggling)
- Who would you have liked to be?
- "I could have been a great many things." - Little Women
(I can't get rid of that annoying last bullet)
I didn't let myself read Proust's answers b/c I did not want them to affect what I wrote. His idea of happiness is so similar to mine!
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