Margaret Atwood

Once upon a time you could wander around one country, then the next and then maybe you'd go to England read more

Once upon a time you could wander around one country, then the next and then maybe you'd go to England or wherever. Now they all want you to do it at the same time and you can't. It's just not physically possible.

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their read more

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own.

The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.

The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - read more

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

A divorce is like an amputation; you survive, but there's less of you.

A divorce is like an amputation; you survive, but there's less of you.