Don't let the bastards grind you down. I repeat this to myself but it …

Margaret Atwood
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Don't let the bastards grind you down. I repeat this to myself but it conveys nothing. You might as well say, Don't let there be air; or Don't be. I suppose you could say that. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2016). The Handmaid's Tale, p.447, Random House
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Don't let the bastards grind you down. I repeat this to myself but it conveys nothing. You might as well say, Don't let there be air; or Don't be. I suppose you could say that. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2016). The Handmaid's Tale, p.447, Random House

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