When were you happiest?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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 Sally Bercow said elsewhere, not written here
When I hit 40. I made a lot of mistakes in my 20s and spent most of my 30s changing nappies.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2011 source ↗

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Lance Black American screenwriter, director, producer and activist
The most unabashed joy I’ve ever felt was that first 24 hours of magic after our son was born in California last June.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2019 source ↗
Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker
The moment I realised I knew how to read. I was five.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Well, I’m happiest on Martha’s Vineyard, between July 1 and Labor Day, riding my tricycle with Larry Bobo every afternoon and fishing with Buddy Vanderhoop. But I was happiest from my childhood through high school in Piedmont, West Virginia; it was magical. I was sorry when it was time to go off to college.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2019 source ↗

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