Quote by Angela Carter
In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax,

In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax, in order to gain credit in the world. – Angela Carter

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The whore is despised by the hypocritical world because she has made a realistic assessment of her assets and does not have to rely on fraud to make a living. In an area of human relations where fraud is regular practice between the sexes, her honesty is regarded with a mocking wonder. – Angela Carter

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Prostitution
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Pornographers are the enemies of women only because our contemporary ideology of pornography does not encompass the possibility of change, as if we were the slaves of history and not its makers. Pornography is a satire on human pretensions. – Angela Carter

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Pornography
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Midnight, and the clock strikes. It is Christmas Day, the werewolves birthday, the door of the solstice still wide enough open to let them all slink through. – Angela Carter

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Holidays
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Because of my age and because theres more work on the small screen. What its missing in quality it makes up for in quantity. From an actors selfish point of view. – Cesar Romero

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I wear clothes that most people in the Midwest would probably deem inappropriate at my age. And I rock a bikini all summer long. I know that its not normal, but I just dont care. I live once. – Liz Phair

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There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. – Sophia Loren

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Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places. – E. Joseph Cossman

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