“War is what happens when language fails.”
— Margaret Atwood
Author: Margaret Atwood
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A word after a word after a
“A word after a word after a word is power.”
— Margaret Atwood
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The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow
“The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.”
— Margaret Atwood
Author: Margaret Atwood
Category: love
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Time is compressed like the fist I
“Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee… I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power for what I must do now.”
— Margaret Atwood
Author: Margaret Atwood
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else
“Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
— Margaret Atwood
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Gardening is not a rational act.
“Gardening is not a rational act.”
— Margaret Atwood
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All fat women look the same; they
“All fat women look the same; they all look 42.”
— Margaret Atwood
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If I were going to convert to
“If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary.”
— Margaret Atwood
Author: Margaret Atwood
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Popular art is the dream of society;
“Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself.”
— Margaret Atwood
Author: Margaret Atwood
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