Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

Topics: Margaret Atwood Quotes

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because...

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because...

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race'...

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race'...

We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman...

We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman...

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

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

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to...

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to...

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably...

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably...

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

They all disowned their parents long ago, the way you are supposed to.

They all disowned their parents long ago, the way you are supposed to.

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences...

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.

For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.

For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.

Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find...

Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find...

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully...

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully...