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

Quote by Margaret Atwood

Topics: Margaret Atwood Quotes

The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water. There are too many inconsistencies.

The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water. There are too many inconsistencies.

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...

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...

War is what happens when language fails.

War is what happens when language fails.

A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved...

A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved...

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

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

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

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...

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...

Gardening is not a rational act.

Gardening is not a rational act.

War is what happens when language fails

War is what happens when language fails

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am...

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

I like it when I see an elderly couple walking together, hand in hand. Because...

I like it when I see an elderly couple walking together, hand in hand. Because...

Among all the fairy tales I choose Shrek, because that's where I learned that even...

Among all the fairy tales I choose Shrek, because that's where I learned that even...

I've been through it all. Soft and hard, thick and thin, possibles and the impossibles,...

I've been through it all. Soft and hard, thick and thin, possibles and the impossibles,...