Another belief of mine that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. Margaret Atwood on age
I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. Margaret Atwood on freedom
Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood on gardening
I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it. Margaret Atwood on hope
The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. Margaret Atwood on love
A word after a word after a word is power. Margaret Atwood on power
Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power for what I must do now. Margaret Atwood on power
I don't think the relationship between novels and realities are one to one. Of course novels play different roles. It's essentially just a long narrative form. What you use that long narrative form for can be very different. Margaret Atwood on relationship
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. Margaret Atwood on religion
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 my cornflakes and find that they're full of pebbles... You need to respect the reader enough not to call it something it isn't. Margaret Atwood on respect
Science fiction, to me, has not only things that wouldn't happen, but other planets. Margaret Atwood on science
Popular art is the dream of society it does not examine itself. Margaret Atwood on society
War is what happens when language fails. Margaret Atwood on war
The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. Margaret Atwood on valentines day