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Quote by Angela Carter

“Love is desire sustained by unfulfilment.”

Book:Burning your boats: the collected short stories

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Burning your boats: the collected short stories

This collection brings together a diverse array of short stories, each contributing to a rich tapestry of literary exploration and expression. more

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Angela Carter

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. more

“You didn't listen to me," Lan whispered. One last lesson. The hardest. Demandred struck, and Lan saw his opening. Lan lunged forward placing Demandred's sword point against his own side and ramming himself forward onto it. "I did not come here to win," Lan whispered, smiling. "I came here to kill you. Death is lighter than a feather." Demandred's eyes opened wide, and he tried to pull back. Too late. Lan's sword took him straight though the throat.”

Eye Lasts Winning Sides Saws Lessons Late Wide Hardest Opening Too Late Throat Feathers Lighters Listen To Me

Author:Robert Jordan

“The corpse's hand reached up and grabbed Shaisam by the throat. He gasped, thrashing, as the corpse opened its eye. "There's an odd thing about disease I once heard, Fain," Matrim Cauthon whispered. "Once you catch a disease and survive, you can't get it again.”

Hands Eye Heard Disease Odd Throat Corpses Odd Things

Author:Robert Jordan

“I've come to give you your gift back, Mordeth," Cauthon whispered. "I consider our debt paid in full.”

Giving Paid Debt Paid In Full

Book:A Memory of Light

Source: A Memory of Light

“Thank you," the young mother said again. "Thank you." "The Black Tower protects," Logain heard himself say. "Always." "I will send him to you to be tested when he is of age," the woman promised, holding her son. "I would have him join you, if he has the talent." The talent. Not the curse. The talent.”

Ifs Said Age Young Mother Black Heard Talent Son Protect Curse Towers Tested Young Mother