Margaret Atwood

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.

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.

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female read more

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary.

The Eskimos had 52 names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for read more

The Eskimos had 52 names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for love.