Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream in unison. Angela Carter ancientcinemadark Change image and share on social
The notion of a universality of human experience is a confidence trick and the notion of a universality of female experience is a clever confidence trick. Angela Carter cleverconfidenceexperience 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
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
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
