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 accountartdirect Change image and share on social
That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world. Angela Carter expectforwardjob 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
Aeneas carried his aged father on his back from the ruins of Troy and so do we all, whether we like it or not, perhaps even if we have never known them. Angela Carter aeneasageback Change image and share on social
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
Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman emotional satisfaction, it does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place. Angela Carter conditioncultemotional share on social
It shone on everyone, whether they had a contract or not. The most democratic thing I'd ever seen, that California sunshine. Angela Carter californiacontractdemocratic Change image and share on social
A book is simply the container of an idea like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters. Angela Carter bookbottlecontainer Change image and share on social
