I'm a person of whim, and easily distracted. I don't like multitasking. When I'm doing one thing, I like to do just that thing. Margaret Atwood
I learned to read very early so I could read the comics, which I then started to draw. Margaret Atwood
A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason. Margaret Atwood
We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly. Margaret Atwood
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on different areas of life on earth. Margaret Atwood
The threat to the planet is us. It's actually not a threat to the planet - it's a threat to us. Margaret Atwood
I particularly like Twitter, because it's short and can be very funny and informative. It's a little bit like having your own radio program. Margaret Atwood
Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. Margaret Atwood
Canada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot of yourself. Margaret Atwood
'1984' is not a wonder tale. Not only could it happen, but it has happened, but under different names. Margaret Atwood
I'm not interested in cutting the feet off my characters or stretching them to make them fit my certain political view. Margaret Atwood
Social media is called social media for a reason. It lends itself to sharing rather than horn-tooting. Margaret Atwood
I'm from the generation that had the boys' door and the girls' door when you went to school, and you got in big trouble if you went in the wrong one. Margaret Atwood
I was warped early by Ray Bradbury and Edgar Allan Poe. I was very fond of Franz Kafka. Margaret Atwood
I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books. Margaret Atwood