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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Happiness is mostly intrinsic: you’re either a happy soul or a miserable bastard. Fortunately, I’m the former.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗
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When my daughters were delivered safely.
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My children’s births, and when I won the Bake Off.
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