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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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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.

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Yoko Ono Japanese artist and activist
When the war was over—whichever war that was.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 1995 source ↗
Stephen Merchant English comedian and actor
Watching Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury. During Because The Night I actually shouted, "This is the greatest moment of my life!"
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Well, I’m happiest on Martha’s Vineyard, between July 1 and Labor Day, riding my tricycle with Larry Bobo every afternoon and fishing with Buddy Vanderhoop. But I was happiest from my childhood through high school in Piedmont, West Virginia; it was magical. I was sorry when it was time to go off to college.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2019 source ↗

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