margaret atwood

“ These things sneak up on him for no reason, these flashes of irrational happiness. It's probably a vitamin deficiency. ”

“ You fit into me ”

“ As a species we're pathetic that way: imperfectly monogamous. ”

“ How much needless despair has been caused by a series of biological mismatches, a misalignment of the hormones and pheromones? ”

“ Our heaven is their hell, said God. I like a balanced universe. ”

“ Hatred is clear, metallic, one-handed, unwavering; unlike love. ”

“ Youd be surprised how quickly the mind goes soggy in the absence of other people. ”

“ After everything thats happened, how can the world still be so beautiful? Because it is. ”

“ The artist doesnt necessarily communicate. The artist evokes [It] actually doesnt matter what I feel. What matters is how the art makes you feel. ”

“ Falling in love, we said; I fell for him. We were falling women. We believed in it, this downward motion: so lovely, like flying, and yet at the same time so dire, so extreme, so unlikely. ”