Indispensable Quote by Margaret Atwood Download Open image “Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable?” — Margaret Atwood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Indispensable Temptation
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I am in the pitiable situation of feeling all the force of temptation without having the strength to succumb to it. — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
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“I'm fine," said Pilar, "for the moment. And the moment is the only time we can be fine in.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally. I want all my hurts to be intentional. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
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I wanted to forget the past, but it refused to forget me; it waited for sleep, then cornered me. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
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“Simon walks back to the house alone. The night is clear and warm, with a moon, almost full, enclosed in a nimbus of mist;… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“There is indeed something delightful about being able to combine obedience and disobedience in the same act.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
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A book is a silent teacher, and a precious and indispensable companion in life. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
