To pin your hopes upon the future is to consign those hopes to a hypothesis, which is to say, a nothingness. Here and now is what we must contend with. Angela Carter consigncontendfuture Change image and share on social
Anxiety is the beginning of conscience, which is the parent of the soul but is not compatible with innocence. Angela Carter anxietybegincompatible Change image and share on social
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 agefemalehave Change image and share on social
Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome. Angela Carter agememorymonochrome Change image and share on social
A day without an argument is like an egg without salt. Angela Carter argumentdayegg Change image and share on social
I was sitting in the looping studio late one night, and I had this epiphany that they weren't paying me for my acting, for God's sake, but to own me. And from then on, it became clear and an awful lot easier to deal with. Angela Carter actawfulclear share on social
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 alignangelculture Change image and share on social
Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of passions. Angela Carter ambitionappearancecover Change image and share on social
The bed is now as public as the dinner table and governed by the same rules of formal confrontation. Angela Carter bedconfrontationdinner Change image and share on social
