Here are my own #MastodonProust answers, if you're curious:
1. panache
2. hate
3. shite! (from Ubu Roi)
4. unexplored valleys
5. intolerance, hypocrisy, cheating, cowardice
6. they're my friends!
7. the spirit of the woman in my life
8. the deep blue of the night, almost velvety-black, especially with the diamond pins of stars across it
9. the poppy, which dies when cut, and waterbears
10. "Cave et aude" ("Beware and dare" or "Pay attention and listen")