Canada was built on dead beavers.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.

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.

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...

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.

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...

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

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 friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For...

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For...

I am in love - and, my God, it is the greatest thing that can...

I am in love - and, my God, it is the greatest thing that can...