#bluebeard's egg

[derangedrhythms]

...the air was heavy with things that were known but not spoken.

Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg; from 'Significant Moments in the Life of My Mother'

[xshayarsha]

Not for the first time I feel that this place is haunted, by the ghosts of those not yet dead, my own included.

Margaret Atwood, from Bluebeard’s Egg.

[quotespile]

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg

[krystal-prisms]

Margret Atwood's story Bluebeard's Egg really coming in hot with many paragraphs dedicated to describing how incredibly stupid Ed is

[warningsine]

Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg

[litsnaps]

[derangedrhythms]

...angels with wings as red as blood.

Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg; from 'Scarlet Ibis'

[derangedrhythms]

People change, though, especially after they are dead.

Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg; from 'Betty'