“I spent 18 years in a small Mennonite town in the middle of the Canadi...” — Miriam Toews Quote

“I spent 18 years in a small Mennonite town in the middle of the Canadian prairies.”

“The British are actually a lot more appreciative of the comic. In Canada, if you're perceived as a comic writer, there's a real snobbery, and you can't be serious. You're not a big hitter.”

“I remember a very nurturing, safe environment: everybody knew who I was, who my parents were, who my grandparents were, what part of Russia we were from originally. That was a really comforting feeling. Non-Mennonites, when they see that aspect of it, think it's a beautiful thing, and it is, but there's so much going on besides.”

“One of the fundamental responsibilities of any Canadian prime minister is to get our resources to market.”

“I'm a regular Canadian girl. I enjoy staying home. In the summer I've got a garden. I'm very much a homebody, a normal, family-oriented girl. But I do have this other incredible side of my life that involves acting and traveling.”

“I'm Canadian! My father's Canadian.”