She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she fitted none of the categories they commonly used when talking about girls; she wasn't a cock-teaser, a cold fish, an easy lay or a sneaky…

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there...

The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there...

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race'...

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race'...

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...

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.

Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself.

Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself.

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

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...

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...

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

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.

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...

All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out...

All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes...

There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes...

Women prefer emotions to reasoning.

Women prefer emotions to reasoning.