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“Whether this is my end or a new beginning I have no way of knowing: I have given myself over into the hands of strangers, because it can't be helped.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale

“I'm sorry there is so much pain in this story. I'm sorry it's in fragments, like a body caught in crossfire or pulled apart by force. But there is nothing I can do to change it.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Through the written word they can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

“You’re all grown up now, so you have to take responsibility for your choices. Otherwise, you ruin everything.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood