We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in th...
We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories.โ โ Margaret Atwood
"Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me awa...
"Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if Iโm nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water." โ The Handmaidโs Tale, Margaret Atwood
โNothing changes instantaneously: in a graduall...
โNothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.โ -Margaret Atwood: The Handmaidโs Tale
โYou may not be able to alter reality, but you can...
โYou may not be able to alter reality, but you can alter your attitude towards it, and this, paradoxically, alters reality. Try it and see.โ - Margaret Atwood
โHumanity is so adaptable. Truly amazing, what p...
โHumanity is so adaptable. Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.โ Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
โHatred would have been easier. With hatred, I would h...
โHatred would have been easier. With hatred, I would have known what to do. Hatred is clear, metallic, one-handed, unwavering; unlike love.โ
โ Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye
โThey wore blouses with buttons down the front that suggested the po...
โThey wore blouses with buttons down the front that suggested the possibilities of the word undone. These women could be undone; or not. They seemed to be able to choose.โ โ Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale