Margaret Atwood Quotes & Sayings (Page 14)

“I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books.”

“Science fiction, to me, has not only things that wouldn't happen, but other planets.”

“The myth that everyone once read great literature is just a myth.”

“Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done.”

“Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack these luxuries. How do you practice without such tryout venues?”

“I know that some books and some writers, you can pretty much draw a square around it and say, 'Nobody under 40,' or 'Nobody under 25.' With my books, it always has been, and continues to be, spread right across the board, and I think the operative term is 'reader.'”