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“I was amazed as people must be who are seized and kidnapped, and who realize that in the strange world of their captors they have a value absolutely unconnected with anything they know about themselves.”

Quote by Alice Munro

Book:Lives of Girls and Women

Work

Lives of Girls and Women

This novel delves into the personal narratives of girls and women, illustrating their journeys through adolescence, adulthood, and the complexities of their lives. more

Author

Alice Munro, a renowned Canadian author, was born on July 10, 1931. She is celebrated for her short stories, known for their profound psychological insight and exquisite narrative technique. Munro's works often focus on the lives of women, particularly their roles in families and society. more

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Source: 1984

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Giving Enough Strong Accepting Deserve Capacity Brave Bored Strong Enough Capacity To Love

Book:Novels, 1957-1962

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“In my craft or sullen art Exercised in the still night When only the moon rages And the lovers lie abed With all their griefs in their arms, I labour by singing light Not for ambition or bread Or the strut and trade of charms On the ivory stages But for the common wages Of their most secret heart. Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering dead With their nightingales and psalms But for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs of the ages, Who pay no praise or wages Nor heed my craft or art.”