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
Reading and writing are connected. I learned to read very early so I could read the comics, which I then started to draw. Margaret Atwood comicconnectdraw Change image and share on social
As soon as you have a language that has a past tense and a future tense you're going to say, 'Where did we come from, what happens next?' The ability to remember the past helps us plan the future. Margaret Atwood abilityfuturehelp Change image and share on social
If I waited for perfection... I would never write a word. Margaret Atwood perfectionwaitword Change image and share on social
An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness. Margaret Atwood blindnesseyelead Change image and share on social
A reader can never tell if it's a real thimble or an imaginary thimble, because by the time you're reading it, they're the same. It's a thimble. It's in the book. Margaret Atwood bookimaginaryread Change image and share on social
Communications technology changes possibilities for communication, but that doesn't mean it changes the inherited structure of the brain. So you may think that you're addicted to online reading, but as soon as it isn't available anymore, your brain will pretty immediately adjust to other forms of reading. It's a habit like all habits. Margaret Atwood addictadjustanymore share on social
When things are really dismal, you can laugh, or you can cave in completely. Margaret Atwood cavecompletelydismal Change image and share on social
A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. Margaret Atwood cherishfullygift Change image and share on social
Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist. Margaret Atwood badlymeanoptimism Change image and share on social