Alice Munro

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

From PRX.

From PRX.

talking to joyce davidson for the cbc this is in 1979. passivity is not something that modern woman is supposed to be content with let alone striving for and yet um well if you're passive you sit back and watch things and you let things happen Have you been guilty of that? Oh, yes.

talking to joyce davidson for the cbc this is in 1979. passivity is not something that modern woman is supposed to be content with let alone striving for and yet um well if you're passive you sit back and watch things and you let things happen Have you been guilty of that? Oh, yes.

I will let situations develop way past the point where I should stop them just to see what will happen, to see what people will say, to see what people will do. It's probably the overriding passion of my life just to see what will happen. Now, is that because you don't want to hurt them? Oh, no. That's only part of it. That's the surface part.

I will let situations develop way past the point where I should stop them just to see what will happen, to see what people will say, to see what people will do. It's probably the overriding passion of my life just to see what will happen. Now, is that because you don't want to hurt them? Oh, no. That's only part of it. That's the surface part.

That's the social behavior that one doesn't make anyone uncomfortable with. But it's also that everything fascinates me, what happens between people.

That's the social behavior that one doesn't make anyone uncomfortable with. But it's also that everything fascinates me, what happens between people.

Passivity is not something that modern woman is supposed to be content with, let alone striving for. And yet, well, if you're passive, you sit back and watch things and you let things happen. Have you been guilty of that? Oh, yes. I will let situations develop way past the point where I should stop them. Just to see what will happen, to see what people will say, to see what people will do.

Passivity is not something that modern woman is supposed to be content with, let alone striving for. And yet, well, if you're passive, you sit back and watch things and you let things happen. Have you been guilty of that? Oh, yes. I will let situations develop way past the point where I should stop them. Just to see what will happen, to see what people will say, to see what people will do.

It's probably the overriding passion of my life just to see what will happen. Now, is that because you don't want to hurt them? Oh, no. That's only part of it. That's the surface part. That's the social behavior. that one doesn't make anyone uncomfortable. But it's also that everything fascinates me, what happens between people.

It's probably the overriding passion of my life just to see what will happen. Now, is that because you don't want to hurt them? Oh, no. That's only part of it. That's the surface part. That's the social behavior. that one doesn't make anyone uncomfortable. But it's also that everything fascinates me, what happens between people.

Passivity is not something that modern woman is supposed to be content with, let alone striving for. And yet, well, if you're passive, you sit back and watch things and you let things happen. Have you been guilty of that? Oh, yes. I will let situations develop way past the point where I should stop them. Just to see what will happen, to see what people will say, to see what people will do.

It's probably the overriding passion of my life just to see what will happen. Now, is that because you don't want to hurt them? Oh, no. That's only part of it. That's the surface part. That's the social behavior. that one doesn't make anyone uncomfortable. But it's also that everything fascinates me, what happens between people.