Break the link in time between one generation and the next, and it's game over forever.
Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake
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In Margaret Atwood's novel "Oryx and Crake," the quote emphasizes the crucial connection between generations. It suggests that severing this bond could lead to dire consequences, implying that the wisdom and experiences passed down are vital for the survival and progress of humanity. The quote serves as a warning about the importance of maintaining ties with previous generations to ensure continuity and learning.

Furthermore, this statement reflects a broader theme in Atwood's work, where she often explores the impact of societal changes and technological advancements on human relationships. By stressing the necessity of intergenerational links, the quote highlights the potential pitfalls of a future where individuals become disconnected from their heritage, leading to a bleak and uncertain future.

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Let's pretend this, let's pretend that. They spent the first three years of school getting you to pretend stuff and then the rest of it marking you down if you did the same thing.
Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake
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Why do you want to talk about ugly things? she said. ... We should think only beautiful things, as much as we can. There is so much beautiful in the world if you look around. You are looking only at the dirt under your feet, Jimmy. It's not good for you.She would never tell him. Why did this drive him so crazy? It wasn't real sex was it? he asked. In the movies. It was only acting. Wasn't it?But Jimmy, you should know. All sex is real.
{H}aving a money value was no substitute for love.
Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake
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Everything in his life was temporary, ungrounded. Language itself had lost its solidity; it had become thin, contingent, slippery, a viscid film on which he was sliding around like an eyeball on a plate. An eyeball that could still see, however. That was the trouble.
Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake
Everything in his life was temporary, ungrounded. Language itself had lost its solidity; it had become thin, contingent, slippery, a viscid film on which he was sliding around like an eyeball on a plate. An eyeball that could still see, however. That was the trouble.
{T}he mothers who had sold their children felt empty and sad. They felt as if this act, done freely by themselves {no one had forced them, no one had threatened them} had not been performed willingly. They felt cheated as well, as if the price had been too low. Why hadn't they demanded more? And yet, the mothers told themselves, they'd had no choice.
Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake
{T}he mothers who had sold their children felt empty and sad. They felt as if this act, done freely by themselves {no one had forced them, no one had threatened them} had not been performed willingly. They felt cheated as well, as if the price had been too low. Why hadn't they demanded more? And yet, the mothers told themselves, they'd had no choice.
After the wolvogs have gone he lies on his back on the platform, gazing up at the stars through the gently moving leaves. They seem close, the stars, but they're far away. Their light is millions, billions of years out of date. Messages with no sender.
Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake
After the wolvogs have gone he lies on his back on the platform, gazing up at the stars through the gently moving leaves. They seem close, the stars, but they're far away. Their light is millions, billions of years out of date. Messages with no sender.
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