Madderthanthehatter

Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

“I withdraw from people and places from time to time. I need space from a world that is filled with millions of mouths that talk too much but never have anything to say.”

“Sometimes I wish I could read your mind. But then, I wonder if I could handle the truth.”

“I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”

“But I do know what I spent a long time existing, and now, I intend to live.”

“I take great care of myself by carefully shutting myself away”

““If you can see a future without me and that doesn’t break your heart then we’re not doing what I thought we were doing here.” - That 70’s Show”

“Wait for someone who bumps mouths clumsily with yours cos they’re too busy smiling to kiss you properly. Yeah. Wait for that.”

““How do you know when it’s over?” - “Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you.””

“Sometimes suffering is just suffering. It doesn’t make you stronger. It doesn’t build character. It only hurts.”

“I’ve lived too long with pain. I won’t know who I am without it.”

“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.”