Margaret Atwood Quotes

They all disowned their parents long ago, the way you are supposed to. - Margaret Atwood

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done. - Margaret Atwood

The threat to the planet is us. It's actually not a threat to the planet - it's a threat to us. - Margaret Atwood

The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water. There are too many inconsistencies. - Margaret Atwood

The Orange prize has been pivotal in the careers of many women writers - it's given them that extra push, and that extra dollop of confidence. - Margaret Atwood

The object is very clear in the fight against racism; you have reasons why you're opposed to it. But when you're writing a novel, you don't want the reader to come out of it voting yes or no to some question. Life is more complicated than that. - Margaret Atwood

The main thing is to keep yourself awake [on writing] - Margaret Atwood

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. - Margaret Atwood

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?' - Margaret Atwood

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose. - Margaret Atwood

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