Elisabeth Moss
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When were you happiest?
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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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.
The most unabashed joy I’ve ever felt was that first 24 hours of magic after our son was born in California last June.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2019 source ↗
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