Melanie Blatt
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Now, with time and wisdom you know your happy places.
When were you happiest?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Immersed in a bowl of noodles, sat around my parents' dining room table with all my family. Bliss!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 June 2010 source ↗
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Salman Rushdie
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I’m pretty happy right now, although the plague is a problem. I got the virus early, and was unwell for two and a half weeks. I was spared the worst symptoms; I realise more strongly every day that I’m one of the very lucky ones.
Matt Smith
English actor
I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.
Philip Glass
American composer
There are many moments of happiness for me. I swim in a sea of them. They are related to my family and work.
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