Born on November 18th 1939 Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist who is probably best known for her Dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Born in Ottawa, Ontario Margaret’s early childhood was spent following her father as he collected data for his research in forest entomology and never went to school until she was eight. A voracious reader she would begin writing stories and plays at the age of six publishing her first poems and short stories at just sixteen years of age.
Described as a “scintillating wordsmith” and an “expert literary critic” here we have 10 thought provoking Margaret Atwood quotes.
War is what happens when language fails.
I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most
Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.
We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.
If we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged.
A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.
But people will do anything rather than admit that their lives have no meaning. No use, that is. No plot.
What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question.
Never pray for justice, because you might get some.
A word after a word after a word is power.
A feminist, a political activist, contributor to The Future Library and creator of Longink a method whereby authors can sign their names even when not present Margaret Atwood is a woman on a mission and her books reflect that mission. It might be an idea if humanity were to read her books and take notes on how they should behave in order to avoid them becoming prophetic.
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