“Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And,...” — Margaret Atwood Quote

“Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well.”

“Every aspect of human technology has a dark side, including the bow and arrow.”

“I'm not senile," I snapped. "If I burn the house down it will be on purpose.”

“Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?”

“A gentleman is never rude except on purpose - I can honestly be nasty sober, believe you me.”

“I don't believe in collective guilt, but I do believe in collective responsibility.”