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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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Scottie Pippen
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From a professional standpoint, it didn’t get any better than achieving our ultimate goal, whether that meant six NBA championships in eight years, or two Olympic gold medals. But I’m more low-key than people realize. Give me an evening with family or friends, and I’m good.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2021 source ↗

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Bella Freud British fashion designer
When my son, Jimmy, was two and I was just pottering about with him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2017 source ↗
Val McDermid Scottish crime novel writer
I am happiest right now. Things are going really well – my professional life, my personal life, my family life.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗
Richard Coles British musician, writer, presenter and priest
Technically, Ibiza 1990, because of the amount of ecstasy I’d taken.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

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