"I am nervous about dogmas of any kind, whether they be religious, political, or anti-religious. Too many heads have rolled because of them."

-- Margaret Atwood

#Religious Quotes #Political Quotes #Dogma Quotes

“If I tried to write long-hand, I suppose I'd never finish a novel. I edit too much as I write - the paper would be "white-out" and sharpie marks. Writing with a computer works for me, so I stick with it.”
“Birds I am fine with - spiders are an entirely different matter.”
“A woman is like whiskey. She evaporates a little over time, distilled by disappointments and grief. One can never predict if the angels will take the best of her or the worst. Only time will tell if the woman that remains will be bitter, dispirited or aged to perfection.”
“Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they're rapping. It's easier to try to censor some kid who's swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty.”
“It is to the Riddle of the Sphinx that I have devoted fifty years of professional life as an anthropologist.”
“It was a promise she knew I might not be able to keep. But I made it anyway because I was going to find a way to make it true.”
“I try to listen attentively to musical sounds around me. You can think of the sounds of daily life as being musical. So I try to absorb the intricacies of the sounds as I would if I were listening to a piece of music. I try to see the beauty in everything.”
“I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.”

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