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

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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

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

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

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

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

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...