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

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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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.

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'...

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

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

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

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...

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...

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

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...

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...

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

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

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

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...

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...

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...

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

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