Angela Carter Quotes
Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.
Angela Carter (1998). “Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings”, Penguin Group USA
Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.
Angela Carter (2012). “Wise Children”, p.10, Random House
Angela Carter (2015). “The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History”, p.7, Hachette UK
There is a striking resemblance between the act of love and the ministrations of a torturer.
Angela Carter (1997). “Burning your boats: the collected short stories”, Penguin Group USA
A book is simply the container of an idea-like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters.
Angela Carter (1997). “Shaking a Leg: Journalism and Writings”, Vintage
Cities have sexes: London is a man, Paris a woman, and New York a well-adjusted transsexual.
Angela Carter (1997). “Shaking a Leg: Journalism and Writings”, Vintage
Angela Carter (2015). “The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History”, p.32, Hachette UK
Angela Carter (1997). “Burning your boats: the collected short stories”, Penguin Group USA
Angela Carter (2015). “Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales”, p.10, Hachette UK
Angela Carter (1997). “Shaking a Leg: Journalism and Writings”, Vintage
Angela Carter (1997). “Burning your boats: the collected short stories”, Penguin Group USA
Angela Carter (1998). “Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings”, Penguin Group USA
We must all make do with the rags of love we find flapping on the scarecrow of humanity.
Angela Carter (1984). “Nights at the circus”, Vintage
A broken heart is never a tragedy. Only untimely death is a tragedy.
Angela Carter (2012). “Wise Children”, p.153, Random House
She stood lost in eternity wearing a crazy dress, watching the immense sky.
"The Magic Toyshop".
"The Company of Angela Carter". "Marxism Today" Magazine, January 1985.
Angela Carter (1993). “Expletives Deleted: Selected Writings”, Vintage Books