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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
At work, my happiest moments are between “action” and “cut”. I am also very happy when justice is done, and when camping.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗
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Kwame Kwei-Armah
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When my mother was alive. She passed away 14 years ago.
Enrique Iglesias
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At home with my dogs, or on the boat going waterskiing on a beautiful day in Miami. And having a hit song that connects with people.
Irvine Welsh
Scottish novelist
Happiness is mostly intrinsic: you’re either a happy soul or a miserable bastard. Fortunately, I’m the former.
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The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
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Fear of the future.
My one-woman show playing Emily Dickinson: two hours by myself on stage and over 50 performances. I’m really happy I had the guts to do that.
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