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Blondes are like white mice, you only find them in cages. They wouldn’t last long in nature. They’re too conspicuous.

Margaret Atwood

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Margaret Atwood
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: November 18
Essayist
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Ottawa (Ontario)
Margaret Eleanor Atwood
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