You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer. Margaret Atwood amountnervewriter Change image and share on social
Fiction is not necessarily about what you know, it's about how you feel. That is the truth about fiction, and the other truth is that all science is a tool, and we use our tools not to actualise what we know, but to implement how we feel. Margaret Atwood actualisefeelfiction share on social
Our problem right now is that we're so specialized that if the lights go out, there are a huge number of people who are not going to know what to do. But within every dystopia there's a little utopia. Margaret Atwood dystopiahugelight Change image and share on social
A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you. Margaret Atwood amputationdivorcesurvive Change image and share on social
Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. Margaret Atwood adultcutegirl Change image and share on social
Speculative fiction encompasses that which we could actually do. Sci-fi is that which we're probably not going to see. Margaret Atwood encompassfictionsci Change image and share on social
A word after a word after a word is power. Margaret Atwood powerword Change image and share on social
Religions in general have to rediscover their roots. In Hinduism and the Koran, animals are described as equals. If you walk into a cathedral and look at the decorations of early Christianity, there are vines, animals, creatures and birds thriving all over the stonework. Margaret Atwood animalbirdcathedral share on social
I particularly like Twitter, because it's short and can be very funny and informative. It's a little bit like having your own radio program. Margaret Atwood bitefunnyinformative 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