The objects I chose were designed to hold something, but I didn't fill them up. They remained empty. They were little symbolic shrines to thirst.
Margaret AtwoodA truth should exist, it should not be used like this. If I love you is that a fact or a weapon?
Margaret AtwoodThe threat to the planet is us. It's actually not a threat to the planet - it's a threat to us.
Margaret AtwoodStorytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill an emu, acted out in song or dance, or that Uncle George was eaten by a croc over there, don't go there to swim, then those young people don't have to find out by trial and error.
Margaret Atwood