Once in a while, Jimmy would make up a word but he never once got caught out. ... He should have been pleased by his success with these verbal fabrications, but instead he was depressed by it. The memos telling him he'd done a good job meant nothing to him; all they proved was that no one was capable of appreciating how clever he had been. He came to understand why serial killers sent helpful clues to the police.
Margaret AtwoodMary Baker Eddy is said to have had a phone installed in her coffin just in case she happened to wake up. I've been told that's an urban myth. Somebody should check it out.
Margaret AtwoodI could end this with a moral, as if this were a fable about animals, though no fables are really about animals.
Margaret AtwoodBut people will do anything rather than admit that their lives have no meaning. No use, that is. No plot.
Margaret Atwood