If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia.

Quote by Margaret Atwood

Topics: Margaret Atwood Quotes

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...

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...

A word after a word after a word is power.

A word after a word after a word is power.

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.

The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there...

The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there...

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

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

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

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

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

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...

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

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

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

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

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

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

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

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.

All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out...

All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out...

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in...

There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in...

Womens childhood relationships with their fathers are important to them all their lives. Regardless of...

Womens childhood relationships with their fathers are important to them all their lives. Regardless of...