English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Margaret Atwood Quotes

Margaret Atwood quote: "You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer."

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.

Margaret Atwood

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes. But as a matter of fact, sometimes the poor slobs behave like slobs and the great, noble, privileged characters come off very well, indeed. Walter Lord
Gabriel Garcia Marquez quote: "Today, when I saw you, I realized that what is between us is..."
Today, when I saw you, I realized that what is between us is nothing more than an illusion. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Erica Jong quote: "Women are individuals in parenting, and why not?"
Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? Erica Jong
I think any branding for me is band-related. It's really weird to get used to the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I'm not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I'm at home and not on tour. Nate Ruess
paithin- ... he is orn! mother peytin's son, come to lead us to safety!"zifnab- thats it! orn, favors his mother-roland- no, he doesnt. look! hes human! wouldnt mother whats- her - name's kid be and elf- wait! i know! he is one of the lords of thillia! come back to us, like the legend foretold! zifnab- that too! i dont know why i didnt recognize him. the spitting image of his father! Margaret Weis
A student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worth while to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests. Alma Gluck
She raised her chin and her pale, black-fringed eyes sparkled in the moonlight. Ellen had never told her that desire and attainment were two different matters; life had not taught her that the race was not to the swift. She lay in the silvery shadows with courage rising and made the plans that a sixteen-year-old makes when life has been so pleasant that defeat is an impossibility and a pretty dress and a clear complexion are weapons to vanquish fate. Margaret Mitchell
I much prefer playing the bad guys. I think they are always the most interesting characters. I liken it to painting: if you're playing the good guy, you get three colors: red, white and blue. But if you're the bad guy, you get the whole palette. Ronny Cox
Bryant Gumbel quote: "It's not that I dislike many people. It's just that I don't..."
It's not that I dislike many people. It's just that I don't like many people. Bryant Gumbel
John Nelson Darby quote: "Let those who like society better have it."
Let those who like society better have it. John Nelson Darby
Michel Foucault quote: "there is no glory in punishing"
there is no glory in punishing Michel Foucault
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The more a man looks at a thing, the less he can see it, and..."
The more a man looks at a thing, the less he can see it, and the more a man learns a thing, the less he knows it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Jack Prelutsky quote: "I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own..."
I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood. Jack Prelutsky
The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from real life that I have proudly never even tried to disguise. Cathy Guisewite
Ben Bradlee quote: "I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And..."
I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits. Ben Bradlee