Margaret Atwood quote: Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked; as I never was when I was not one.

Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked; as I never was when I was not one.

~ Margaret Atwood ~

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Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked; as I never was when I was not one.

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