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Margaret Atwood Quotes

Margaret Atwood quotes

Canadian Novelist, Writer, Poet November 18, 1939

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Margaret Atwood quote: "But people will do anything rather than admit that their lives..."
But people will do anything rather than admit that their lives have no meaning. No use, that is. No plot. Margaret Atwood
It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because of what you say can never be exact, you always have to leave something out, there are too many parts, sides, crosscurrents, nuances; too many gestures, which could mean this or that, too many shapes which can never be fully described, too many flavors, in the air or on the tongue, half-colors, too many. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "he doesn't know it, but this touching she does is not only..."
he doesn't know it, but this touching she does is not only compassionate, but possessive. Margaret Atwood
I always thought eating was a ridiculous activity anyway. I'd get out of it myself if I could, though you've got to do it to stay alive, they tell me. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "You aren't sick & unhappy only alive & stuck with it."
You aren't sick & unhappy only alive & stuck with it. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "How dare she be anything he was annoyed with her for not being?"
How dare she be anything he was annoyed with her for not being? Margaret Atwood
The objects I chose were designed to hold something, but I didn't fill them up. They remained empty. They were little symbolic shrines to thirst. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "Sex is like a drink, it's bad to start brooding about it too..."
Sex is like a drink, it's bad to start brooding about it too early in the day. Margaret Atwood
Can I be blamed for wanting a real body, to put my arms around? Without it I too am disembodied. I can listen to my own heartbeat against the bedsprings...but there’s something dead about it, something deserted. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "Thy only authentic ending is the one provided here: John and..."
Thy only authentic ending is the one provided here: John and Mary die, John and Mary die, John and Mary die. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "Even an obvious fabrication is some comfort when you have few..."
Even an obvious fabrication is some comfort when you have few others. Margaret Atwood
If it's a story I'm telling, then I have control over the ending... But if it's a story, even in my head, I must be telling it to someone. You don't tell a story only to yourself. There's always someone else. Even when there is no one. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "In case you're wondering, vanity never ends."
In case you're wondering, vanity never ends. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "Come away with me, he said, we will live on a desert island. I..."
Come away with me, he said, we will live on a desert island. I said, I am a desert island. It was not what he had in mind. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood quote: "There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind."
There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind. Margaret Atwood

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