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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work 'comes' to him. Wystan Hugh Auden		Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
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Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Eleanor Atwood

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	Margaret Eleanor Atwood
	Margaret Eleanor Atwood, OC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist, she is a winner of the Booker Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award, and has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award seven times, winning twice. Atwood is among the most-honored authors of fiction in recent history. Read More

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The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.

A word after a word after a word is power.

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.

If a stranger taps you on the ass and says, 'How's the little lady today!' you will probably cringe. But if he's an American, he's only being friendly.

The answers you get from literature depend upon the questions you pose.

I would rather dance as a ballerina, though faultily, than as a flawless clown.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?'

A divorce is like an amputation; you survive, but there's less of you.

The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

Gardening is not a rational act.

We thought we were running away from the grownups, and now we are the grownups.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Men are not to be told anything they might find too painful; the secret depths of human nature, the sordid physicalities, might overwhelm or damage them. For instance, men often faint at the sight of their own blood, to which they are not accustomed. For this reason you should never stand behind one in the line at the Red Cross donor clinic.

The Eskimos had 52 names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for love.

Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself.

She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she fitted none of the categories they commonly used when talking about girls; she wasn't a cock-teaser, a cold fish, an easy lay or a snarky bitch; she was an honorary person. She had grown to share their contempt for most women.

Sons branch out, but one woman leads to another.

The basic Female body comes with the following accessories: garter belt, panti-girdle, crinoline, camisole, bustle, brassiere, stomacher, chemise, virgin zone, spike heels, nose ring, veil, kid gloves, fishnet stockings, fichu, bandeau, Merry Widow, weepers, chokers, barrettes, bangles, beads, lorgnette, feather boa, basic black, compact, Lycra stretch one-piece with modesty panel, designer peignoir, flannel nightie, lace teddy, bed, head.

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

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