“ Falling in love, although it resulted in altered body chemistry and was therefore real, was a hormonally induced delusional state, according to him. In addition it was humiliating, because it put you… Margaret Atwood
“ By telling you anything at all I'm at least believing in you, I believe you're there, I believe you into being. Because I'm telling you this story I will your existence. I tell, therefore you are. Margaret Atwood
“ Also she went in for culture, which gave her a certain moral authority. It wouldn't now; but people believed, then, that culture could make you better - a better person. They believed it could uplift… Margaret Atwood
“ All this will happen because people have neglected the basic lessons of Science, they have gone in for politics and religion and wars instead, and sought out passionate excuses for killing one another… Margaret Atwood
“ All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel. Margaret Atwood
“ A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. Margaret Atwood
“ Is a futile word. It's about what didn't happen. It belongs in a parallel universe. It belongs in another dimension of space. Margaret Atwood
“ I'm not going to have a husband anyway," said Laura. "I'm going to live by myself in the garage. Margaret Atwood
“ If I pick up a book with spaceships on the cover, I want spaceships. If I see one with dragons, I want there to be dragons inside the book. Proper labeling. Ethical labeling. I don't want to open up m… Margaret Atwood
“ Speech to him was a task, a battle, words mustered behind his beard and issued one at a time, heavy and square like tanks. Margaret Atwood
“ You know I love you. You're the only one.She isn't the first woman he's ever said that to. He shouldn't have used it up so much earlier in his life, he shouldn't have treated it like a tool, a wedge,… Margaret Atwood
“ Women collect grievances, hold grudges and change shape. They pass hard, legitimate judgments, unlike the purblind guesses of men, fogged with romanticism and ignorance and bias and wish. Women know t… Margaret Atwood