“ Night falls. Or has fallen. Why is it that night falls, instead of rising, like the dawn? Margaret Atwood
“ My name isn't Offred, I have another name, which nobody uses now because it's forbidden. I tell myself it doesn't matter, your name is like your telephone number, useful only to others; but what I tel… Margaret Atwood
“ My letters! All dead paper, mute and white! And yet they seem alive and quivering Against my tremulous hands which loose the string.… —ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING,Sonnets from the Portuguese, 1850. Margaret Atwood
“ Meglio non significa mai il meglio per tutti [...] Ma sempre, per alcuni, significa il peggio. Margaret Atwood
“ Many believed what they were told: that the welfare of the entire kingdom depended on their selflessness. Margaret Atwood
“ Like stage magic, knowledge before you knew it took place before your very eyes, but you were looking elsewhere. Margaret Atwood
“ Last night I felt the approach of nothing. Not too close but on its way, like a wingbeat, like the cooling of the wind, the slight initial tug of an undertow. Margaret Atwood
“ Just remember, dear Friends, What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question. Margaret Atwood
“ Jimmy had been full of himself back then, thinks Snowman with indulgence and a little envy. He’d been unhappy too, of course. It went without saying, his unhappiness. He’d put a lot of energy into it. Margaret Atwood
“ I’m beginning to feel that I’ve discovered something worth knowing. There’s a way out of places you want to leave, but can’t. Fainting is like stepping sideways, out of your own body, out of time or i… Margaret Atwood
