The object is very clear in the fight against racism; you have reasons…

Margaret Atwood
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The object is very clear in the fight against racism; you have reasons why you're opposed to it. But when you're writing a novel, you don't want the reader to come out of it voting yes or no to some question. Life is more complicated than that. ✨ Interview with Marilyn Berlin Snell, www.motherjones.com. July/August 1997.
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