When were you happiest?

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Recorded Ann Patchett said elsewhere, not written here
Before email was invented.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗

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Roger Taylor English musician, songwriter, and record producer
When I first heard one of our records on the radio.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗
I don’t remember the womb, so … my first taste of ice cream? First night in a girl’s bed: happy.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2015 source ↗
Dominic West English actor
Last year. I was with my wife and all my kids in northern California, driving an RV. I remember thinking that life couldn’t possibly get any better.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 December 2018 source ↗

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