The Proust Questionnaire: Asking Independent Belles

I’ve taken the Proust Questionnaire several times in my life and I always like to look back and see how I’ve grown and changed over the years.  The questionnaire was made popular by the responses of the French writer, Marcel Proust, and has been used as a way for interviewers to probe the lives and beliefs of influential individuals and celebrities today.  Personally, I think it’s just a fun way to get to know yourself and others you are interested in!  Below I’ve given my answers to the Proust Questionnaire, and in the interest of getting to know fellow Belles, fill out your own Proust Questionnaire and send it to Belle@IndependentBelle.com.  We’ll select entries to highlight in upcoming posts, (so if you’d like your name to remain anonymous, just make a note of it in your email).  Look forward to hearing from you and learning more about Independent Belles everywhere!

1. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Hopelessness
2. Where would you like to live? Hawaii
3. What is your idea of earthly happiness?  A world without greed.
4. To what faults do you feel most indulgent?  Lack of balance and patience.  The overuse of four letter words.  Charming men.
5. Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?  Holly Gollightly, “Miss Celie” (The Color Purple), Bridget Jones, and others who are fearless, graceful, and intelligent.
6. Who are your favorite characters in history?  Rosa Parks, Buddha, Shakespeare, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa.
7. Who are your favorite heroines in real life? Maya Angelou, my grandmother, and my friends.
8. Who are your heroes in real life? My dad, Robert, and Henry, of course.
9. Your favorite painter? My niece, Mariah
10. Your favorite musician? John Coltrane
11. The quality you most admire in a man? Authenticity
12. The quality you most admire in a woman?  Dedication
13. Your favorite virtue?  Dignity
14. Your favorite occupation?  Creating
15. Who would you have liked to be?  A performer in Cirque de Soleil
16. Your most marked characteristic? Independence
17. What do you most value in your friends? Dependability
18. What is your principle defect?  I worry too much.
19. What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?  To settle for less.
20. Who would you like to be?  Myself – as those who I admire would like me to be.
21. What is your favorite color?  Red
22. What is your favorite flower?  The flowers at the Tiffany & Co. Celebration Garden.  It’s one of my favorite places.
23. Who are your favorite writers?  David Sedaris, Maya Angelou
24. What are your favorite names?  I like either very distinct and uncommon names or very traditional names.
25. What is it you most dislike?  Intolerance

Don’t forget to copy and paste the questionnaire into an email and send your answers to Belle@IndependentBelle.com!

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