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

Quote by Margaret Atwood

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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.

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'...

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...

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

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

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

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

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...

A word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

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...

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.

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...