I only met Margaret Thatcher twice. The thing that I thought about mee…

Salman Rushdie
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I only met Margaret Thatcher twice. The thing that I thought about meeting her was how extraordinarily intelligent she was. You really had to be on your game otherwise she'd make mincemeat of you. ✨ The Bookers' favourite. Interview with Andrew Anthony, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2008.
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I only met Margaret Thatcher twice. The thing that I thought about meeting her was how extraordinarily intelligent she was. You really had to be on your game otherwise she'd make mincemeat of you. ✨ The Bookers' favourite. Interview with Andrew Anthony, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2008.

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