Isabel Allende: When did you last change your mind about something important?

The question

When did you last change your mind about something important?

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Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017

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Isabel Allende

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

July 2018, when I married my third husband, Roger, after two years of proclaiming that marriage at 76 was stupid.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗

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Milton Jones

Oh, most days. I can watch a political programme and think, “That sounds a really good point.” Then someone will argue the opposite and I’ll think, “Yeah, he’s got a point as well.” I am constantly sitting on a fence.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

Munroe Bergdorf

Cancel culture: getting stuck on the discourse rather than looking at the system.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗

Rory Stewart

The US election showed me that I had trapped myself in wishful thinking.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗

Tuppence Middleton

I bought a house with someone and realised at the housewarming party that it was a mistake.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗