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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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Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗
This morning. I had a typical day: got up early, took the dog for a walk, went to the gym for an hour, then wrote for four hours. That makes me a very happy person.
In the 18-yard box.
There are different flavours of happy, but I think my favourite is the quiet contentment when several generations of family are sitting together watching a crowd-pleaser like Harry Potter on the telly.
Winning the Ashes in 2009.
Arrogance and a lack of respect for others.
Procrastination ... getting overwhelmed ... getting stuck.
Making a gourmet dinner with my husband, Tom, then just hanging out with our four children, their spouses, and our delightful grandchildren.
To be more outgoing. I love being home, but sometimes I feel guilty that I like it too much.
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