Elizabeth Miles Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. Only child, always learning, city mouse gone country
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. "Words bounce. Words, if you let them, will do what they want to do and what they have to do." - Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Mutual, healthy love. The woods, the ocean, warm sun, fresh snow. Friends and food and laughter. Quiet time alone. Productivity of a non-frantic nature. A book by the fire. Pizza cooking over that fire.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. Losing perspective; rats
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. "This is a [complete, utter, absolute] nightmare."
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. I would love to be a good dancer -- salsa, tap, breakdance, ballet...Beautiful and challenging.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. I'm a bit sensitive. [Cue coughing from loved ones who take issue with "a bit."]
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. Enthusiasm for the things that excite me.
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. I'm an expressive talker, from my facial expressions to my hand motions. It's an interactive experience.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Jo March (Little Women); Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch)
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. Miss Havisham (Great Expectations); Iago (Othello); the Wicked Witch of the West (duh); Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. I have to admit that grammatical errors bug me -- i.e. your/you're mix-ups and the like.
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. I love to cook, try new recipes, and work with fresh ingredients.
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. Broadway actress.
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Honesty, independence, and humor.
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. PIZZA!
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. "Part of Your World" (The Little Mermaid); "Positively 4th Street" (Bob Dylan); "Sadie" (Joanna Newsom); "America" (Simon & Garfunkel); "One Day More" (Les Miserables)
