Margaret Atwood

"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So perhaps we should try to use it."

"Popular art is the dream of society; it tells you what society is dreaming about."

"Even in a bad future, there can be moments of grace."

"Pretend to be dead and you might actually fool someone."

"Happiness is just a side effect of contentment."

"To be topical is to be transitory."

"There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away."

"Shape has always meant something to me."

"We invented fire and we invented the wheel. We also invented the nuclear bomb."

"The female of the species is more dangerous than the male."

"You think you're powerless, but powerlessness is a belief."

"I try to live my life in a way that would make my younger self proud."

"The hardest thing to do is to remember what it was like to be someone else."

"Nothing changes instantaneously. Change is a process."

"To be able to imagine something is to prepare yourself to perceive it."

"Oppression is what happens when you don't vote."

"There's a lot of money in this world. The question is where is it?"

"Language is a technology to transport thought."

"The past has already happened. What matters is now."

"Running away is not the answer, but sometimes it's necessary."

"I'm interested in how people rationalize the irrational."

"Fear is a relative concept. What frightens one person may intrigue another."

"To be a Canadian is to be constantly aware that you're not American."

"A story cannot exist without structure."

"Never put a hat on an unmade head."

"There is no greater freedom than writing."

"Love is a journey, not a destination."

"Credibility is a hard thing to earn back."

"The body keeps score of what the mind forgets."

"Blame and responsibility are not the same thing."