Nothing is more difficult than to understand the dead, I've found; but nothing is more dangerous than to ignore them. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Jimmy found himself wishing to make a dent in Crake, get a reaction; it was one of his weaknesses, to care what… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
When demons are required someone will always be found to supply the part, and whether you step forward or are pushed is… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
As we know from the study of history, no new system can impose itself upon a previous one without incorporating many of… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
At moments like this I envy those who have found a safe haven in which to bestow their hearts; or perhaps I… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I got into trouble a while ago for saying that I thought the internet led to increased literacy - people scolded me… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The one good thing to be said about announcing yourself as a writer in the colonial Canadian fifties is that nobody told… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
She wasn't ready to settle down, she told her friends. That was one way of putting it. Another was would have been… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
It was exciting to work with director Jennifer Baichwal, who made Manufactured Landscapes and others, on the film of Payback: Debt and… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Writers are much better behaved nowadays, for a couple of reasons. Once upon a time nobody was thinking of a career, unless… — 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… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
