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Christina Stead, born on July 17, 1902, and died on March 31, 1983, was an accomplished novelist from Australia. Her works are renowned for their profound social insight and unique narrative style, primarily focusing on the daily life of Australia and the United States in the mid-20th century.

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Famous Christina Stead Quotes

“money that is in billions and monopolies isn't money at all, because the people have none, and money is democratic, everyone has to have some or there's none at all.”

People Money Democratic Billions Monopoly

Author:Christina Stead

“it's immoral to work to make money. There's something unlucky in it. You got to work for the work. You got to work on a farm, for the farm - then it makes money.”

Work Money Making Money Farms Immoral Unlucky

Book:A little tea, a little chat

Source: A little tea, a little chat

“Money is a jealous mistress If you want money you must want only money. ... I must tell you the one secret of life, there is only one: everything is a jealous mistress, everything is terribly possessive, and, by God, we want to be terribly possessed if we want to get somewhere - and we want to be terribly possessed - anyhow; or what is life?”

Ifs Want Passion Money Secret Jealous Possessed Mistress Secret Life Possessive What Is Life

Book:A little tea, a little chat

Source: A little tea, a little chat

“Money goes where money is, money yearns where money is.”

Book:A little tea, a little chat

Source: A little tea, a little chat

“And gold has no name, it licks the hand of anyone who has it: good dog!”

Hands Names Money Dog Gold Good Dog

Book:House of All Nations

Source: House of All Nations

“When people are collecting gold they aren't doing business. ... Gold is constipation: even bankruptcy is more fluid. Gold isn't wealth: positions in markets are wealth.”

People Wealth Money Position Gold Collecting Fluid Bankruptcy Constipation

Book:House of All Nations

Source: House of All Nations

“All new money is made through the shifting of social classes and the dispossession of old classes.”

Made Social Money Class Shifting Social Class

Book:House of All Nations

Source: House of All Nations

“Money has no country.”

Book:House of All Nations

Source: House of All Nations

“If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves, there wouldn't be enough to go around.”

People Ifs World Enough Wealth Money Business Rich Economics Divided Rich People Funny Money Rich Money

Author:Christina Stead

About the Author

Born: July 17, 1902
Died: March 31, 1983
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 82

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