He worshipped at the temple of her intellect and I believe it was a comfort to him to know that she left our world with it still shining.

Matthew Pearl
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It is said that when Nelson Mandela died he was still in the hospital hooked up to a respirator, but his wife Graca Machel was in the room with him at the time. Graca used to be very active in politics and even served as the first female Prime Minister of Mozambique. She began her career in politics while studying at Oxford where she earned her PhD. She became the first woman to lead a country when she was elected Prime Minister of Mozambique. When she was asked after Mandela's death if he had ever complained that she never left their home, she replied that he had not.

Source: The Last Bookaneer

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