For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she...

She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she...

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...

Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women...

Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women...

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

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...

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

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...

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...

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

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

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably...

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably...

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

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

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...

A word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

We thought we were running away from the grownups, and now we are the grownups.

We thought we were running away from the grownups, and now we are the grownups.