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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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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To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable. – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891

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The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. – H.L. Mencken

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Even in this day and age, if youre not married, there are people who are like, Awww! Dont worry, itll happen for you someday. – Kristen Wiig

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