When any civilization is dust and ashes," he said, "art is all that's left over. Images, words, music. Imaginative structures. Meaningโhuman meaning, that isโis defined by them. You have to admit that.
Margaret AtwoodTo live in prison is to live without mirrors. To live without mirrors is to live without the self.
Margaret AtwoodPerhaps they were looking for passion; perhaps they delved into this book as into a mysterious parcel - a gift box at the bottom of which, hidden in layers of rustling tissue paper, lay something they'd always longed for but couldn't ever grasp.
Margaret AtwoodIn Heaven, there are no debts - all have been paid, one way or another - but in Hell there's nothing but debts, and a great deal of payment is exacted, though you can't ever get all paid up. You have to pay, and pay, and keep on paying. So Hell is like an infernal maxed-out credit card that multiplies the charges endlessly.
Margaret Atwood