“ It took me a long time to figure out that the youngest in a family of dragons is still a dragon from the point of view of those who find dragons alarming. Margaret Atwood
“ It must have been then that I began to lose faith in reasonable argument as the sole measure of truth. Margaret Atwood
“ It has thrown off its disguise as a meal and has revealed itself to me for what it is, a large dead bird. I'm eating a wing. It's the wing of a tame turkey, the stupidest bird in the world, so stupid… Margaret Atwood
“ If you have a need and they find it out, they will use it against you. The best way is to stop from wanting anything. Margaret Atwood
“ If I am good enough and quiet enough, perhaps after all they will let me go; but it’s not easy being quiet and good, it’s like hanging on to the edge of a bridge when you’ve already fallen over; you d… Margaret Atwood
“ I'm working on my own life story. I don't mean I'm putting it together; no, I'm taking it apart. Margaret Atwood
“ I'd wanted to leave home, but have it stay in place, waiting for me, unchanged, so I could step back into it at will. Margaret Atwood
“ I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, then at least more active, less hesitant, less distracted by trivia. I wish it h… Margaret Atwood
“ I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, than at least more active, less hesitant, less distracted by trivia. I wish it h… Margaret Atwood
“ I wish I knew what You were up to. But whatever it is, help me to get through it, please. Though maybe it's not Your doing; I don't believe for an instant that what's going on out there is what You me… Margaret Atwood
“ I think that this is what God must look like: an egg. The life of the moon may not be on the surface, but inside. Margaret Atwood
“ I look up at the ceiling, tracing the foliage of the wreath. Today it makes me think of a hat, the large-brimmed hats women used to wear at some period during the old days: hats like enormous halos, f… Margaret Atwood
“ I don't want a man around, what use are they except for ten seconds' worth of half babies. A man is just a woman's strategy for making other women. Margaret Atwood
“ I don't even glance at the herbal teas, I go straight for the real, vile coffee. Jitter in a cup. It cheers me up to know I'll soon be so tense. Margaret Atwood
“ I did believe, at first, that I wanted only justice. I thought my heart was pure. We do like to have such good opinions of our motives when we're about to do something harmful, to someone else. But as… Margaret Atwood
“ I could see how you could do extreme things for the person you loved. Adam One said that when you loved a person, that love might not always get returned the way you wanted, but it was a good thing an… Margaret Atwood
“ I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light Margaret Atwood
