Walking was not fast enough, so we ran. Running was not fast enough, so we galloped. Galloping was not fast enough, so we sailed. Sailing was not fast enough, so we rolled merrily along on long metal tracks. Long metal tracks were not fast enough, so we drove. Driving was not fast enough, so we flew. Flying isn't fast enough for us. We want to get there faster. Get where? Wherever we are not. But a human soul can only go as fast as a man can walk, they used to say. In that case, where are all the souls? Left behind.
I tell, therefore you are. - Margaret Atwood
I tell, therefore you are.
- Margaret Atwood
Faith is only a word, embroidered. - Margaret Atwood
Faith is only a word, embroidered.
friendship was always contingent. - Margaret Atwood
friendship was always contingent.
There is never only one, of anyone - Margaret Atwood
There is never only one, of anyone
I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it. - Margaret Atwood
I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.
You may not be able to alter reality, but you can alter your attitude towards it, and this, paradoxically, alters reality. Try it and see. - Margaret Atwood
You may not be able to alter reality, but you can alter your attitude towards it, and this, paradoxically, alters reality. Try it and see.
Don't wait until you're 'in the mood.' Get into the mood by writing. - Margaret Atwood
Don't wait until you're 'in the mood.' Get into the mood by writing.
Winning intoxicates you, and numbs you to the sufferings of others. - Margaret Atwood
Winning intoxicates you, and numbs you to the sufferings of others.
In the end, we'll all become stories. - Margaret Atwood
In the end, we'll all become stories.
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