Sunday, May 16, 2010
The Infamous Proust Questionnaire
Answers by Lillian Artman Hagenah
Your most marked characteristic?
How could one answer...?
My charm, of course ;)
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
The Bob Dylan in me
The quality you most like in a man?
old-fashion
The quality you most like in a woman?
modern-edge
What is your favorite occupation?
One where the colors of my imagination can touch a prism of reality
What is your dream of happiness?
Peace. The silence in the storm, not the colorful illusion after a rainfall.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
If this is as good as it gets
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
A mind without colors to paint with
What would you like to be?
All that I can be, not bothering who thinks nothing of it
In what country would you like to live?
France. Because I have an Englishman's charm which coaxes my American mug.
What is your favorite color?
My mood ring
What is your favorite flower?
Daisies before autumn, falling ahead of their time
What is your favorite bird?
A swan, at birth
Who are your favorite prose writers?
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Alan Moore, Tennessee Williams, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Pulitzer, Mark Twain...
Who are your favorite poets?
Tennyson, the poet in everyone...
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
One who brings out the heroine, the poet and the shallow feminine nature.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Eleanor (This Side of Paradise), Xena, Princess Warrior
Who are your favorite composers?
Salzedo, Chopin, Bob Dylan
Who are your favorite painters?
Picasso, Myself, God
Your favorite musician?
Boston Symphany Orchastra
Your favorite virtue?
My willingness to know what just aint so
Who are your heroes in real life?
The best that I aspire to be
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Without the above being said, Lauren Bacall
What are your favorite names?
Miriam, Malachi, Victoria, Lillian
What historical figures do you most despise?
Spite without understanding is pure fascination, which would lead me to the infamous: Hitler, Attila the Hun, and all of 'The Greats'; which indeed, most were not so great.
What event in military history do you most admire?
When the idea of pulling out our troops was a prospect
What reform do you most admire?
Whatever has enabled me to sit here right now with happiness; the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, woman's rights, age limits...
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
For my speech to swallow my pen- and not the other way around
How would you like to die?
If not a hero in the front papers, at least one in my obituary
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Good music, good food, good people...
What is your present state of mind?
Intimidated by a piece of paper-or myself, therefore
What is your motto?
"I've got a good motto."
You can post the Proust Questionnaire on your blog as well
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Poet!
ReplyDelete"What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes? If this is as good as it gets"
ReplyDeleteI love this.
a poet indeed, but you know i know that.
(will fill this in and send it by snail mail i think :)
''How would you like to die?
ReplyDeleteIf not a hero in the front papers, at least one in my obituary.''
His favourite name is Lillian.Lucky you!
AbergineAndLemons...haha ..this was wrtten by me haha and my favorite name is my own lol.
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite occupation?
ReplyDeleteAnything which doesn't bound you to it
And one where the colors of my imagination can touch a prism of reality.
You, Lillian, have a lyrical way with words.
Shall post this too!
xxxx