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Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Daniel Clowes
American cartoonist and writer
Probably in the past few years, though maybe it's just some mid-life hormonal surge.
David Arquette
American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler
With time and experience you figure stuff out, so I am happiest right now.
Sue Townsend
English writer and humorist
Flying over the Australian outback in a jet, looking down at the incredible orange scenery, the uninhabited hills and gullies, listening to Tchaikovsky on my headphones and drinking champagne with a cigarette in my hand. It was 1984, I'd been to the Adelaide Book Festival and was going back to my husband and my children.
Richard Branson
English business magnate
The births of my kids and my wedding spring to mind.
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