Quote: If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: A word after a word after a word is power. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Never pray for justice, because you might get some. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Men are not to be told anything they might find too painful; the secret depths of human nature, the sordid physicalities, might overwhelm or damage them. For instance, men often faint at the sight of their own blood, to which they are not accustomed. For this reason you should never stand behind one in the line at the Red Cross donor clinic. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: The basic Female body comes with the following accessories: garter belt, panty-girdle, crinoline, camisole, bustle, brassiere, stomacher, chemise, virgin zone, spike heels, nose ring, veil, kid gloves, fishnet stockings, fichu, bandeau, Merry Widow, weepers, chokers, barrettes, bangles, beads, lorgnette, feather boa, basic black, compact, Lycra stretch one-piece with modesty panel, designer peignoir, flannel nightie, lace teddy, bed, head. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: The wastebasket has evolved for a reason. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Powerlessness and silence go together. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Canada was built on dead beavers. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Gardening is not a rational act. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: It's probably because they have forgotten their own. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: We can only find our own meaning in our own time. [Margaret Atwood]
Quote: The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose. [Margaret Atwood]