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Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Now, with time and wisdom you know your happy places.
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Whenever it was, it’s likely I was actually miserable, destitute and alone.
Shirley Ballas
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When I found out that I was having my baby. They told me I was having a little girl and I named it Elizabeth. Then, when the baby was born it was my beautiful boy, Mark.
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In elementary school. I loved learning.
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Aretha Franklin. I mean, she’s Aretha! That says it all.
I always wanted to be a singer.
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