my dimple-dream will never come true; but so many of my dreams have that I mustn't complain

If you could discover one item that belonged to someone in history, whose would it be, and what would it be? 

    I seek the grail

 

If you could be forgiven for one thing in your life, what would you choose? 

    when I was broken inside, I cut myself off from some people who cared about me. I was afraid of losing them, so I forced them to leave me. It's something that doesn't make sense when one is thinking correctly, or viewing the world through a clear lens, but when everything was dark then the only option seemed to be to prevent more, darker dark.

    I regret hurting my friends.

 

If you could eliminate forevermore one cause of death on earth, what would it be? 

    murder by any form, method, justification or application 

If you could adopt one personality trait from someone you know, what would you take, and from whom? 

    the insouciance of my old library friend Sleek. There's never been anyone who could maintain a stoic expression under extreme pressure than he could. I needled him relentlessly for months, and we somehow managed to become even better friends when it was over. That's all due to his ability to rise above, which I envy.

If you could read the mind of anyone you know, who would it be? 

    mind-reading questions are hot lately, and hard for me to answer. How about the mystery man, described in this post? Rather shockingly, I finally had the next phase dream wherein I discovered his identity. It would be fascinating to root around in his brain for a while, to see what (or if) he actually thinks of me.

If you could make a sequel to any movie you have ever seen, which one would it be? 

    Mystic Pizza (1988; reviewed all over the place, with a nice mention here). Nearly everyone in the movie is a recognizable actor, and the big three—Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, and Lily Taylor—are stars, each in her own genre. Plus Conchata Ferrell. An early role by Matt Damon. And, of course, Vincent D'Onofrio. It would be great fun to bring these people back to Mystic, nearly 40 years later, to see what they've become.

If you could realize a dream that you have had while asleep, what dream would you pick?       the Hot Nephew-in-PJs let's-go-for-a-walk dream recounted here. It was insane at the time and even more ridiculous/confusing/implausible now, but it ranks among the best dreams I can even imagine.

 [from If...Questions for the Game of Life; the title quotation is by L.M. Montgomery, from Anne of Green Gables]