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

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...

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 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.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

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...

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

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...

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...

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...

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

A word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

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.

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...

A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved...

A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved...

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.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

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.

Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find...

Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find...

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

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