A book is simply the container of an idea like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters. Angela Carter Read Quote
Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us. Angela Carter Read Quote
Anxiety is the beginning of conscience, which is the parent of the soul but is not compatible with innocence. Angela Carter Read Quote
I think it’s one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates. Angela Carter Read Quote
It’s every woman’s tragedy, that, after a certain age, she looks like a female impersonator. Mind you, we’ve known some lovely female impersonators, in our time. Angela Carter Read Quote
Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome. Angela Carter Read Quote
