Marcel Proust Questionnaire

filled out by Martin Schubert

Where would you like to live? 

In the most beautiful city in the world: Hamburg


What is the perfect earthly happiness for you? 

My healthy and happy children


Which mistakes do you most readily forgive? 

The mistake made for the first time


What is the greatest misfortune for you? 

Illness in or loss of my family


Your favorite literary heroes? 

D'Artagnan and Sherlock Holmes


Your favorite figure in history?

Lord Horatio Nelson


Your favorite hero in reality?

Oskar Schindler


Your favorite hero in poetry?

Odysseus


Your favorite painter?

René Magritte


Your favorite author?

Robert Harris


Your favorite pictures?

“The Empire of Lights” - René Magritte and “Anatomy of a Wave” – Johannes Holst


Your favorite composer?

Johann Sebastian Bach


What quality do you value most in a woman?

Intelligence, humor, and empathy


What quality do you value most in a man?

Ambition, determination, and assertiveness


Your favorite virtue? 

Justice


Your favorite activity?

Sports


Who or what would you have liked to be?

Lucky Luke


Your main character trait?

Ambition


What do your friends value most about you?

My reliability

Your biggest mistake?

My impatience


Your dream of happiness?

A long life surrounded by family


What would you like to be?

No one else


Your favorite color?

Blue


Your favorite flower?

Gentian


Your favorite bird?

Falcon


Your favorite writer?

Albert Camus


Your favorite poet?

Homer


Your heroes in reality?

Oskar Schindler, Albert Schweitzer, Nelson Mandela


Your heroes in history? 

Lord Horatio Nelson, Otto von Bismarck, Joan of Arc


Your favorite names?

Sophia and Marie


What do you despise most ?

Deceitful people


Which historical figures do you despise the most?

Those responsible for mass crimes and oppression


Which military achievements do you admire the most?

The Battle of Trafalgar


Which reform do you admire the most?

The "Code Civil" of 1804


What natural gift would you like to possess?

Craftsmanship


How would you like to die?

Quick and painless


Your current state of mind?

Motivated and full of anticipation


Your motto?

A little bit of everything is always possible!