Angela Carter
Angela Carter
Angela Olive Carter-Pearcewho published as Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism, and picaresque works. In 2008, The Times ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012, Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 May 1940
english-novelist image knew love realize relation
You must realize that I was suffering from love and I knew him as intimately as I knew my own image in a mirror. In other words, I knew him only in relation to myself.
mind lovely age
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.
love-you thinking want
I think I want to be in love with you but I don't know how.
men forgiving lovely
He was a lovely man in many ways. But he kept on insisting on forgiving me when there was nothing to forgive.
love-is desire
Love is desire sustained by unfulfilment.
acts-of-love chamber resemblance
There is a striking resemblance between the act of love and the ministrations of a torturer.
girl children lovely
The lovely Hazard girls', they used to call them. Huh. Lovely is as lovely does; if they looked like what they behave like, they'd frighten little children.
europe names nostalgia
Soon, nostalgia will be another name for Europe.
english-novelist man marriage
What is marriage but prostitution to one man instead of many?
english-novelist
Is not this whole world an illusion? And yet it fools everybody.
father goddesses gods mother notion silly
Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods
care requires
I see this every day. If it's not a hand-out, if it's not free, if it requires a little work, they don't care for it.
dinner great kids rings
Dinner was awesome. Mr. Rings can cook. And the kids did great serving.
future lead proud wonder
One day I think she will be famous. We are just really proud of her and I wonder what this will lead to. I wonder what her future will be.