the proust questionnaire

I first came across Proust Questionnaire as a child, flipping through my mother's old issues of Vanity Fair. I always liked the questions- so straightforward, and yet often difficult to answer. Still, I've been feeling self-reflective recently (I've been reading a lot of this, so maybe that explains it...) and I was thinking of taking a stab at answering these in my own private journal. In the meanwhile, take a gander at them yourself and enjoy an introspective weekend.

The Proust Questionnaire:

• What is your idea of earthly happiness?

• What is your greatest fear?

• Which historical figure do you most identify with

• Which living person do you most admire?

• What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

• What is the trait you most deplore in others?

• To what faults do you feel most indulgent?

• The quality you most admire in a man?

• The quality you most admire in a woman?

• What is your greatest extravagance?

• On what occasion do you lie?

• What do you dislike most about your appearance?

• When and where were you happiest?

• If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?

• If you could change one thing about your family what would it be?

• What do you consider your greatest achievement?

• If you died and came back as a person or thing what do you think it would be?

• What is your most treasured possession?

• What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

• Who are your heroes in real life?

• What is it that you most dislike?

• How would you like to die?

• What is your motto?