The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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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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This year's a pretty good year.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2013 source ↗
This has been a really good year so far.
My wedding day last year. It was supposed to be 4 April and, in the end, it was 12 September.
Maybe on tour when I was in Argentina. Yeah, or Brazil: oh my God, those people out there.
When I'm with my daughter.
Oh, I have a long list. You should ask me what I like about myself—that list is much shorter.
That I’ll become a recluse with too many dogs.
Those who are both loyal and can cook.
Thank you notes I haven't written.
I wish I always had the right word in the right moment at the right time and not two hours later in my car going home.
Cooking out with my closest friends and laughing until we are crying.
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