But the adjectives change,” said Jimmy. “Nothing’s worse than last year’s adjectives. Auteur: Margaret Atwood Copy Quote More from Margaret Atwood “She is about to add, "I have scars, inside me," but she stops herself. What is …” “We've learned to see the world in gasps.” “Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.” “As all historians know, the past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes.”