Quote by Margaret Atwood Download Open image ““Canada is built on dead beavers.”” — Margaret Atwood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Hey, when two beavers walk into the house, the first one always tells the other one, “Hey, shut the dam door!” — Si Robertson Copy Share Image
“That is to say, nine dead beavers in a line on the sand. There was something decorative about this, but also ominous or forbidding.” — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
Canada, as you know, is a major important nation boasting a sophisticated, cosmopolitan culture that was tragically destroyed last week by beavers. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“My ma always said the word damn came from beavers who gave up on their houses one stick short.” — Charlie N. Holmberg Copy Share Image
“I love Canada. I miss the heat of India, the food, the house lizards on the walls, the musicals on the silver screen, the… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
The beaver, which has come to represent Canada as the eagle does the United States and the lion Britain, is a flat-tailed, slow-witted, toothy… — June Callwood Copy Share Image
“Strange, how in all those apocalyptic movies, when their society breaks down into lawlessness and anarchy, Canada is always the haven of safety, the… — Jenifer Mohammed Copy Share Image
“If I had my way I'd move everybody up to Canada. It's nice there. Very polite. We went for a weekend last fall and… — George Saunders 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
