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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When I was raising my children.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗
I’ve had a lot of happiness in my life: 1) the birth of my children; 2) getting into Lamda when I was 17; 3) meeting my wife; 4) and the renewal of our marriage vows and my 60th birthday.
Yesterday – I had a delicious tomato sandwich, on toasted sourdough bread, with mayonnaise.
In my mid- to late-20s, in London, beginning to publish, living hand to mouth, having fun. Also now, when love and life and work have finally cohered.
My happiest moments are when I am wild camping with my family in Scotland and cooking on a fire by a river.
That I would have focused more on languages.
I’m not into self-deploring.
The current occupant of the White House.
Discrimination, for any reason.
My husband, Paul, who is an enabler of the exuberance of his wife and five kids.
No contest: seeing my grandchildren enjoying each other.
Jerry Springer, Vince Cable, Edmund Hillary, Joan Bakewell, Anita Rani, Nick Robinson
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