Famous Quotes by Margaret Atwood

  • Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself. More
  • If a stranger taps you on the ass and says, “How’s the little lady today!” you will... More
  • I feel that the task of criticizing my poetry is best left to others (i.e. critics) and would... More
  • Everyone thinks writers must know more about the inside of the human head, but that is wrong.... More
  • The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not “Am I really that oppressed?” but... More
  • Men are not to be told anything they might find too painful; the secret depths of human nature,... More
  • The basic Female body comes with the following accessories: garter belt, panti-girdle, crinoline,... More
  • We yearned for the future. How did we learn it, that talent for insatiability? More
  • As all historians know, the past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes. Voices may reach us... More
  • She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she fitted none of the... More
  • I’ve never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It’s probably... More
  • The true story is vicious
    and multiple and untrue
    after all. Why do you
    need it?... More
  • you fit into me
    like a hook into an eye More

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