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Angela Carter was an English novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She is recognized for her imaginative and surreal narratives, frequently incorporating elements of fantasy, folklore, and Gothic literature. Carter's writing is celebrated for its intricate prose and exploration of themes like gender, class, and identity.

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Famous Angela Carter Quotes

“The indifference of Decembral littoral suits my forlorn mood for I am a sad woman by nature, no doubt about that; how unhappy I should be in a happy world!”

Loneliness Fireworks Angela Carter

Book:Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces

Source: Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces

“Bu tatlı seste sanki tekinsiz olan bir şey varmış, ya bu sesin sahibi büyücüymüş ya da bir büyünün etkisindeymiş gibi geldi odadakilere. Üçü de tüylerinin diken diken olduğunu hissettiler. [sf 184]”

Novel Angela Carter Sirk Geceleri

Book:Nights at the circus

Source: Nights at the circus

“Palyaço maskesinin altında yatan o yüz, uzun yıllar önce tanışıp sevilmiş, sonra da kaybedilmiş, şimdi de yeniden bulunmuş bir sevgilinin yüzü. Onunla daha önce hç karşılaşmamış olmama, bana tümüyle yabancı bir yüz olmasına karşın, görüp tanımamdan bile önce vurgun olduğum bir yüz bu. [sf 288]”

Novel Angela Carter Sirk Geceleri

Book:Nights at the circus

Source: Nights at the circus

“She herself is a haunted house. She does not possess herself; her ancestors sometimes come and peer out of the windows of her eyes and that is very frightening. She has the mysterious solitude of ambiguous states; she hovers in a no-man’s land between life and death, sleeping and waking.”

Death Solitude Life And Living Waking Sleeping Haunted Angela Carter

Book:The Lady of the House of Love

Source: The Lady of the House of Love

“...the desire that no daughter of mine should ever be in a position to be able to write BY GRAND CENTRAL STATION I SAT DOWN AND WEPT -- exquisite prose though it might contain -- 'BY GRAND CENTRAL STATION I TORE OFF HIS BALLS' would be more like it, I should hope.)”

Feminism Misandry Review Angela Carter

Author:Angela Carter

“Herşeye karşın onun kişiliğinde hâlâ eksik kalmış birşeyler vardı. Mobilyalı olarak kiraya verilmiş bir eve benziyordu. [sf 11]”

Angela Carter Sirk Geceleri

Book:Nights at the circus

Source: Nights at the circus

“Sea; sand; a sky that melts into the sea--a landscape of misty pastels with a look about it of being continiously on the point of melting.”

Angela Carter The Bloody Chamber

Book:The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories

Source: The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories

“I will vanish in the morning light; I was only an invention of darkness.”

Darkness Vampires Angela Carter The Lady Of The House Of Love

Author:Angela Carter

About the Author

Born: May 7, 1940
Died: February 16, 1992
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 211

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