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

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

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.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

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

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

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'...

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'...

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...

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...

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.

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 the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is...

If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is...

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 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...

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...

A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as...

A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as...

To men, women are just city buses. There's another one every five minutes.

To men, women are just city buses. There's another one every five minutes.

There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces.

There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces.