Margaret Atwood

Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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If I waited for perfection... I would never write a word. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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I'm the only person you've ever met who has read Longfellow. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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I'm bad at picking heroes. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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

— Margaret Atwood

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As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you're going to be a second-rate artist. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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Reality simply consists of different points of view. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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