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In Paradise there are no stories, because there are no journeys.

Margaret Atwood

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Margaret Atwood
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: November 18
Essayist
Inventor
Literary Critic
Non-Fiction Writer
Novelist
Pedagogue
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Ottawa (Ontario)
Margaret Eleanor Atwood
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Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.
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All observations of life are harsh, because life is. I lament that fact, but I cannot change it.
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Canada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot of yourself.
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I always thought eating was a ridiculous activity anyway. I'd get out of it myself if I could, though you've got to do it to stay alive, they tell me.
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And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally. I want all my hurts to be intentional.
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