Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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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...

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...

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

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

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.

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'...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.