“ As Charles Darwin said,'The economy shown by Nature in her resources is striking,'' says the Spirit. 'All wealth comes from Nature. Without it, there wouldn't be any economics. The primary wealth is f… Margaret Atwood
“ I tend to feel if people say they're going to do something, they will, if given the chance. Margaret Atwood
“ Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. Margaret Atwood
“ This world is not enough, but it will have to do. You can either hold on or let go. Margaret Atwood
“ Think of yourselves as pearls. We, sitting in our rows, eyes down, we make her salivate morally. We are hers to define, we must suffer her adjectives. I think about pearls. Pearls are congealed oyster… Margaret Atwood
“ They spent the first three years of school getting you to pretend stuff and then the rest of it marking you down if you did the same thing. Margaret Atwood
“ There were places you didn't want to walk, precautions you took that had to do with locks on windows and doors, drawing the curtains, leaving on lights. These things you did were like prayers; you did… Margaret Atwood
“ My parents are like younger, urchinlike brothers and sisters whose faces are dirty and who blurt out humiliating things that can neither be anticipated nor controlled. I sigh and make the best of it.… Margaret Atwood
“ I keep on going with this sad and hungry and sordid, this limping and mutilated story, because after all I want you to hear it….By telling you anything at all I’m at least believing in you….Because I’… Margaret Atwood
“ Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women are human beings? To me it's the latter, so I sign up Margaret Atwood
“ She said love was useless, because it led you into dumb exchanges in which you gave too much away, and then you got bitter and mean. Margaret Atwood