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I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women, who were born when the country hoped for a male heir, made their way as leaders.


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KATE CAPSHAW We have such little mystery in our lives generally because of how we live now. I mean, of course, my...
KATE BUSH I think it's almost a law of nature that there are only certain things that hit an emotive space...
KATE BUSH I want to be in a position where I can function as a human being.
KATE BUSH I guess what all artists want is for their work to touch someone or for it to be thought provoking.
KATE BUSH Originally, when I wrote the song 'The Sensual World' I had used text from the end of 'U...
KATE BUSH I think we all feel geeky at times, don't we? Isn't that all a part of the wonderful tapestr...
KATE BUSH I was aware of a lot of my friends being into things I wasn't into. Like sarcasm. It had never b...
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