Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one. Margaret Atwood capablemothershock Change image and share on social
Some people mistakenly think nature is very nice and benevolent and never betrays. Margaret Atwood benevolentbetraymistakenly Change image and share on social
Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the opera - or an NHL game. Margaret Atwood bookcheapcompare Change image and share on social
You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any form of journalism you're involved with is going to be up against a biased viewpoint and partial knowledge. Margaret Atwood biasforminvolve share on social
Canada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot of yourself. Margaret Atwood allowballooncanada Change image and share on social
Like many modern poets, I tend to conceal rhymes by placing them in the middle of lines, and to avoid immediate alliteration and assonance in favor of echoes placed later in the poems. Margaret Atwood alliterationassonanceavoid Change image and share on social
The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose. Margaret Atwood answerdependliterature Change image and share on social
You could tell 'The Handmaid's Tale' from a male point of view. People have mistakenly felt that the women are oppressed, but power tends to organise itself in a pyramid. I could pick a male narrator from somewhere in that pyramid. It would interesting. Margaret Atwood felthandmaidinterest share on social
Genres aren't closed boxes. Stuff flows back and forth across the borders all the time. Margaret Atwood backborderbox Change image and share on social
I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and 16 when I didn't write. I started again at 16 and have no idea why, but it was suddenly the only thing I wanted to do. Margaret Atwood agebegindark share on social
