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I can't think of any male politician who magnetizes love and hate - mainly hate - the way [Margaret Thatcher] did.

Hilary Mantel

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Hilary Mantel
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 6
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[Margaret Thatcher] admitted to being the daughter of her father but not the daughter of her mother!
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What [Margaret Thatcher] made a play for was the acquisitive: our greedy nature. She set aside other things like an identification with community, altruism. The only collective that she understood was: Rally around and slay the enemy.
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Like a historian, I interpret, select, discard, shape, simplify. Unlike a historian, I make up people's thoughts.
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If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be.
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I am very happy in second-hand bookshops would a gardener not be happy in a garden?
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I think if the monarchy were removed tomorrow, it wouldn't have a huge effect on the national mind-set.
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There is so much else in the world that is more interesting [ than monarchy].
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If the monarchy were removed tomorrow, it wouldn't have a huge effect on the national mind-set. The monarchy is mildly interesting and largely harmless. I can't find I can get very heated about it. In the next couple of generations, it is bound to go. There is so much else in the world that is more interesting.
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