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

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Luise Rainer
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In the mountains, climbing into beautiful places—anything that has to do with nature. I feel best in nature or near nature. And I was most happy, of course, when I was with my husband and we were in beautiful landscapes.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗

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Jane Asher English actress and author
The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗
Harry Redknapp English football player and manager
When I met [my wife] Sandra. I was coming up 17. We met at the Two Puddings, a dance hall in Stratford.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗
Busta Rhymes American rapper
When I was young and carefree, before I realised what the obstacles were that we face as black people. I was raised in a beautiful home with incredible parents. They allowed me to enjoy what it was to be a child.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2020 source ↗

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