“Roz is crying again. What she's mourning is her own good will. She tried so hard, she tried so hard to be… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“She has never been in the presence, before, of two people who are in love with each other. She feels like a… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“I do have a life,' says Charis, blinking wet eyes. 'You have a rich inner life,' says Tony firmly. 'More than most.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“She had an idea, but it was the wrong idea. It was hardly even an idea, just a white idea balloon with… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Although he doesn't know it yet, she isn't his real life. But he is hers. This is painful.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Was she in any way like us? thinks Tony. Or, to put it the other way around: Are we in any way… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“She doesn't think it's a good idea to know the future, because you can hardly ever change it, so why suffer twice?” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“She’s the kind of woman who wants what she doesn’t have and gets what she wants and then despises what she gets.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Roz is telling a story. That's what they will do, increasingly in their lives: tell stories. Tonight their stories will be about… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Mitch looks in her direction. He can't meet her eyes. It's as if she's semi-invisible, a kind of hovering blur.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“If anyone else told her to lower her voice, Roz would know what to do: scream louder.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
