Post by dianahawthorne on Apr 21, 2009 14:31:52 GMT -5
So, I decided to fill out the Proust Questionnaire that's found at the back of every Vanity Fair magazine as though I was the character. First up - Jean Brodie!
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Travelling through Italy.
What is your greatest fear?
Being betrayed.
What is your most marked characteristic?
My Roman profile.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My sentimentality.
Which living person do you most despise?
Miss Emmaline Mackay.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Travelling.
What is your current state of mind?
Relaxed.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Chastity.
On what occasion do you lie?
Never.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Nothing.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Artistic talent.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Kindness.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Oh, Mary Macgregor!
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Teddy Lloyd.
When and where were you happiest?
Kissing Teddy in the art room.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I don’t want to change anything about myself.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to paint.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Instilling the values of goodness, truth, and beauty in my girls.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
Myself.
Where would you like to live?
Italy.
What is your most treasured possession?
My amber brooch.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being alone.
What is your favourite occupation?
Teaching.
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
The Lady of Shalott.
What are your favourite names?
Guenevere, Margaret, Hugh, and Teddy.
What is it that you most dislike?
Narrow-minded people.
How would you like to die?
Quietly, in my sleep.
What is your motto?
I am a teacher, first, last, and always.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Travelling through Italy.
What is your greatest fear?
Being betrayed.
What is your most marked characteristic?
My Roman profile.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My sentimentality.
Which living person do you most despise?
Miss Emmaline Mackay.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Travelling.
What is your current state of mind?
Relaxed.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Chastity.
On what occasion do you lie?
Never.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Nothing.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Artistic talent.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Kindness.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Oh, Mary Macgregor!
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Teddy Lloyd.
When and where were you happiest?
Kissing Teddy in the art room.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I don’t want to change anything about myself.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to paint.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Instilling the values of goodness, truth, and beauty in my girls.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
Myself.
Where would you like to live?
Italy.
What is your most treasured possession?
My amber brooch.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being alone.
What is your favourite occupation?
Teaching.
Who is your favourite hero of fiction?
The Lady of Shalott.
What are your favourite names?
Guenevere, Margaret, Hugh, and Teddy.
What is it that you most dislike?
Narrow-minded people.
How would you like to die?
Quietly, in my sleep.
What is your motto?
I am a teacher, first, last, and always.
I will be following these closely. 
