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 Patrick Stewart said elsewhere, not written here
A year ago, after only four lessons, skiing alone in the Sierras.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 February 2011 source ↗

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Bernadette Peters
I have a lot to be grateful for, but right now, being married. Having time to be with my husband and his children. I feel very grateful.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗
Toyah Willcox English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter
Between 2007 and 2016, I had a large white rabbit called WillyFred. I was happiest pressing my ear to his fur and hearing his heart beat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗
Ian McEwan British novelist and screenwriter
In my mid- to late-20s, in London, beginning to publish, living hand to mouth, having fun. Also now, when love and life and work have finally cohered.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 August 2018 source ↗

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