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I suppose these deadlines we set for ourselves are really a way of saying we appreciate time, and want to use all of it.

Margaret Atwood

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Margaret Atwood
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: November 18
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Ottawa (Ontario)
Margaret Eleanor Atwood
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