The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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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I look at my nephew, who is five years old and in a perpetual state of bliss; I imagine that’s what I was like when I was five. That’s not to say I am unhappy now; I was on top of the world walking through a park to work this morning.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2019 source ↗
Whenever I’m with my kids.
When Brad and I got married. We had to struggle for it. It involved a nationwide speaking tour, lobbying Congress and campaigning intensely. We were the first couple to get our marriage licence in West Hollywood.
When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.
About 15 minutes ago: I'm on medication and it's starting to wear off.
The Importance Of Being Idle by Oasis. I’m in the video, which is basically my own funeral, so it’d be nice and macabre.
Anyone who is risking their life to cross a body of water with their family to escape war.
To anyone I’ve unintentionally hurt or upset.
That things didn’t get better.
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