A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

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...

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.

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 word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

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...

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

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

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'...

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud...

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud...

I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives...

I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives...