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 clearcomplicatefight share on social
The problem with meditating is I generally go to sleep, and that's because I'm doing it wrong. Margaret Atwood generallymeditateproblem Change image and share on social
Some bioengineering is good, especially if it results in plants that are more drought-resistant or perennial food crops. Margaret Atwood bioengineercropdrought Change image and share on social
Victorian literature was my subject at Harvard. Margaret Atwood harvardliteraturesubject Change image and share on social
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 catchconsequencefinally Change image and share on social
You hear doom and gloom about the Internet ruining young people's command of English - that's nonsense. Margaret Atwood commanddoomenglish Change image and share on social
You could tell 'The Handmaid's Tale' from a male point of view. People have mistakenly felt that the women are oppressed, but power tends to organise itself in a pyramid. I could pick a male narrator from somewhere in that pyramid. It would interesting. Margaret Atwood felthandmaidinterest 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
If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia. Margaret Atwood canadaillnessmegalomania Change image and share on social
Genres aren't closed boxes. Stuff flows back and forth across the borders all the time. Margaret Atwood backborderbox Change image and share on social
