It’s Paradise, but we can’t get out of it. And anything you can’t get out of is Hell.
Margaret Atwood in Watchmen, Season 1 Episode 8Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome.
HerosMargaret AtwoodAnother belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
AgeMargaret AtwoodThe genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is a scientific one: dipping a thread into a supersaturated solution to induce crystal formation. I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems.
Margaret AtwoodA voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.
Margaret Atwood