Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well. Margaret Atwood deaddemocracyhand share on social
The darkness is really out there. It's not something that's in my head, just. It's in my work because it's in the world. Margaret Atwood darknessheadwork Change image and share on social
Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United States, can you avoid such a thing. In the center of an empire, you can think of your experience as universal. Outside the empire or on the fringes of the empire, you cannot. Margaret Atwood avoidcentercountry share on social
The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is a scientific one: dipping a thread into a supersaturated solution to induce crystal formation. I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems. Margaret Atwood clustercrystaldip share on social
Reality simply consists of different points of view. Margaret Atwood consistpointreality Change image and share on social
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
I'm not interested in cutting the feet off my characters or stretching them to make them fit my certain political view. Margaret Atwood charactercutfit Change image and share on social
There would be no Sherlock Holmes if it were not for serial publication. Margaret Atwood holmespublicationserial Change image and share on social
The myth that everyone once read great literature is just a myth. Margaret Atwood greatliteraturemyth 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
