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Margaret Atwood
Canadian novelist and poet
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
There are little constellations of language here and there, and the meaning of a word changes according to its context in the constellation.
—Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist and poet, Margaret Atwood Conversations, 1990

Posted on March 18, 2004 at 10:38 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Writing is very improvisational. It's like trying to fix a broken sewing machine with safety pins and rubber bands. A lot of tinkering.
—Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist and poet, Margaret Atwood Conversations, 1990

Posted on May 13, 1999 at 9:37 PM

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