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If he wants to be an asshole, it's a free country. Millions before him have made the same life choice.

If he wants to be an asshole, it's a free country. Millions before him have made the same life choice.

Margaret Atwood
Country, Choices, Want
FaceBook post by Margaret Atwood from Jul 27, 2016

We are a society dying, said Aunt Lydia, of too much choice.

Margaret Atwood
Aunt, Choices, Dying
Margaret Atwood (1986). “The Handmaid's Tale”, p.25, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

They seemed to be able to choose. We seemed to be able to choose, then. We were a society dying of too much choice.

Margaret Atwood
Choices, Dying, Able
Margaret Atwood (1986). “The Handmaid's Tale”, p.25, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

What is it the I'll want from you? Not love: that would be too much to ask. Not forgiveness, which isn't yours to bestow. Only a listener, perhaps; only someone who will see me. Don't prettify me though, whatever else you do: I have no wish to be a decorated skull. But I leave myself in your hands. What choice do I have? By the time you read this last page, that- if anywhere- is the only place I will be.

Margaret Atwood
Hands, Skulls, Choices

If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to give up some personal freedom.

Margaret Atwood
Giving Up, People, Choices

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