After I wrote Handmaid's Tale, people came up to me and asked why weren't there any protests. And I said, You don't understand totalitarianism. A real totalitarianism doesn't fool around with protests in the streets.


The Progressive interview (2010)

Margaret Atwood Quotes

After I wrote Handmaid's Tale, people came up to me and asked why weren't there any protests. And I said, You don't understand totalitarianism. A...

After I wrote Handmaid's Tale, people came up to me and asked why weren't there any protests. And I said, You don't understand totalitarianism. A...

After I wrote Handmaid's Tale, people came up to me and asked why weren't there any protests. And I said, You don't understand totalitarianism. A...

After I wrote Handmaid's Tale, people came up to me and asked why weren't there any protests. And I said, You don't understand totalitarianism. A...