The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water. There are too many inconsistencies.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

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...

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.

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...

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 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...

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

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

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

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 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'...

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

A word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

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...

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

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