“All of this was understood, and if not condoned, at least pardoned.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Maybe it’s about who can do what to whom and be forgiven for it.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“But remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withhold or bestow it is… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
... Remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withold or bestow it is… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Maybe it’s about who can do what to whom and be forgiven for it. Never tell me it amounts to the same… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“But remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withhold or bestow it is… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“But if you happen to be a man, sometime in the future, and you’ve made it this far, please remember: you will never be subject to the temptation or feeling you must forgive, a man, as a woman. It’s difficult to resist, believe me. But remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share
What is it the I'll want from you? Not love: that would be too much to ask. Not forgiveness, which isn't yours… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. I refuse to say this. If it means I will… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Now we come to forgiveness. Don't worry about forgiving me right now. There are more important things. For instance: keep the others… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“We dangle by a flimsy thread, Our little lives are grains of sand: The Cosmos is a tiny sphere Held in the… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“The truth is that very few understand the truth about forgiveness. It is not the culprits who need to be forgiven; rather… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because what you say can never be exact, you always have… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“She did understand, or at least she understood that she was supposed to understand. She understood, and said nothing about it, and… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
But remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withhold or bestow it is… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“And then everything went on very quietly for a fortnight, says Dr. Jordan. He is reading aloud from my confession. Yes Sir,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because what you say can never be exact, you always have… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“When I get out of here, if I'm ever able to set this down, in any form, even in the form of… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“UP You wake up filled with dread. There seems no reason for it. Morning light sifts through the window, there is birdsong,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“I'm fine," said Pilar, "for the moment. And the moment is the only time we can be fine in.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally. I want all my hurts to be intentional. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Mary: Some call this "Eve's curse," but I think that is stupid because the real curse of Eve was having to put up with… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“The birds were singing around me, but I reflected that the very birds were strangers to me, for I did not even know their… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Strange how we decorate pain. These ribbons, for instance, and the small hard teardrops of blood. Who are they for? Do we think the… — margaret atwood Copy Share Image
I wanted to forget the past, but it refused to forget me; it waited for sleep, then cornered me. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Back at home they drew the curtains and read, with disapproval, with relish, with avidity and glee - even the ones who'd never thought… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
All fiction is about people, unless it's about rabbits pretending to be people. It's all essentially characters in action, which means characters moving through… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Simon walks back to the house alone. The night is clear and warm, with a moon, almost full, enclosed in a nimbus of mist;… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“There is indeed something delightful about being able to combine obedience and disobedience in the same act.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Every time the women appear, Snowman is astonished all over again. They're every known colour from the deepest black to whitest white, they're various heights, but each one of them is admirably proportioned. Each is sound of tooth, smooth of skin. No ripples of fat around their waists, no bulges, no dimpled orange-skin cellulite on their thighs. No body hair,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share
