I wanted to forget the past, but it refused to forget me; it waited for sleep, then cornered me. Author: Margaret Atwood Copy Quote More from Margaret Atwood “i)We are hard on each otherand call it honesty,choosing our jagged truthswith c…” “Women, and what went on under their collars. Hotness and coldness, coming and g…” “I wish I didn't have to think about you. You wanted to impress me; well, I'm no…” “Imagine a famine. Now imagine a piece of bread. Both of these things are real b…”