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My childhood summers in Trenton, Ohio, and starting work at Warner Bros.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Liz Jones
British journalist
Married, in my Georgian house, four cats. It lasted a day.
Now. Five years ago, I started looking after myself a bit more, emotionally and spiritually, and it’s paid dividends.
Nicola Walker
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As I get older, I get happier.
Robert Peston
British journalist
With my late wife, Siân Busby, and our boys, Max and Simon, on assorted Welsh and English beaches, in sunshine and rain – especially when there was a Punch and Judy show on the prom.
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