Powerlessness and silence go together. We... should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from which to speak. A voice is a gift. It should be cherished and used.


Second Words: Selected Critical Prose 1960-1982 (1982)

Margaret Atwood Quotes

Powerlessness and silence go together. We... should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from...

Powerlessness and silence go together. We... should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from...

Powerlessness and silence go together. We... should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from...

Powerlessness and silence go together. We... should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from...