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

Quote by Margaret Atwood

Topics: Margaret Atwood Quotes

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

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...

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought...

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought...

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.

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'...

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am...

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am...

A word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

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...

Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women...

Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women...

She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she...

She even had a kind of special position among men: she was an exception, she...

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 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.

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

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

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

I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.

I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.

Love is a feeling, marriage is a contract, and relationships are work.

Love is a feeling, marriage is a contract, and relationships are work.

Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand.

Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand.