The Animals in That Country Quotes

“If he had known unstructured
space is a deluge
and stocked his log house-
boat with all the animals

even the wolves,

he might have floated.

But obstinate he
stated, The land is solid
and stamped,

watching his foot sink
down through the stone
up to his knee.

From "Progressive insanities of a pioneer”
― Margaret Atwood, The Animals in That Country

“No wires tender even as nerves
can transmit the impact of
our seasons, our catastrophes
while we are closed inside them”
― Margaret Atwood, The Animals in That Country