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Lady Oracle

Lady Oracle
Margaret Atwood

Lady Oracle is a novel by Margaret Atwood that parodies Gothic romances and fairy tales. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1976.

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“I planned my death carefully, unlike my life, which meandered along from one thing to another, despite my feeble attempts to control it.”

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“Her glass wings are gone.”

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“I wanted to forget the past, but it refused to forget me; it waited for sleep, then cornered me.”

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“How could I be sleeping with this particular man…. Surely only true love could justify my lack of taste.”

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