But maybe boredom is erotic, when women do it, for men. Author: Margaret Atwood Copy Quote More from Margaret Atwood “We thought we were running away from the grownups, and now we are the grownups.” “So she's been to college, too. I should have known. That's what we get then," h…” “Tell me, Elly Kleinman, why do men feel threatened by women?” “But it's love that does us in.”