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

Topics: Mothers Quotes

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 word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

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...

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.

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...

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...

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'...

We thought we were running away from the grownups, and now we are the grownups.

We thought we were running away from the grownups, and now we are the grownups.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.