Quotes by Margaret Atwood
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.
A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason.
You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.
We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.
The Eskimo has fifty-two names for snow because it is important to them; there ought to be as many for love.
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.
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.
The Eskimos had 52 names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for love.
Another belief of mine that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
