The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water. There are too many inconsistencies.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought...

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought...

We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman...

We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman...

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am...

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am...

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to...

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to...

A word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you.

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you.

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because...

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because...

They all disowned their parents long ago, the way you are supposed to.

They all disowned their parents long ago, the way you are supposed to.

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully...

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully...

Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was...

Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was...

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am...

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am...

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

The eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought...

The eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought...

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is...

If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is...