When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Ann Patchett said elsewhere, not written here
Before email was invented.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗

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Andrew Marr British journalist
I'm happy a lot; the birth of children produced the biggest highs, along with parachuting.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2012 source ↗

Iris Apfel American interior designer and fashion icon
I try to be happy whenever I can. I don’t fret about what’s past and we don’t know if there will be a future, so I make as much as I can out of what’s here now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 August 2018 source ↗

Elaine Paige English singer and actress
I’m happy: I have a wonderful career and great friends.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗

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