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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
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Being hard on myself. I don’t want to pass that on to my daughters, so I’m trying to stop.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗
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