I wait. I compose myself. My self is a thing I must now com… - Margaret Atwood

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I wait. I compose myself. My self is a thing I must now compose, as one composes a speech. What I must present is a made thing, not something born

Margaret Atwood

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Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born 18 November 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic.

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Alternative Names: Margaret Eleanor Atwood • Marqaret Etvud

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I wait. I compose myself. My self is a thing I must now compose, as one composes a speech. What I must present is a made thing, not something born - Margaret Atwood

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