we must not blame our poor symbols if they take forms that seem trivial to us, or absurd, ... however paltry they may be; the nature of our life alone has determined their forms.
Angela CarterThere is a striking resemblance between the act of love and the ministrations of a torturer.
Angela CarterNostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.
Angela Carter