Quote by: Angela Carter

She stands and moves within the invisible pentacle of her own virginity. She is an unbroken egg: she is a sealed vessel; she has inside her a magic space the entrance to which is shut tight with a plug of membrane; she is a closed system; she does not know how to shiver.


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Author Bio


  • NameAngela Carter
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist
  • BornMay 7, 1940
  • DiedFebruary 16, 1992
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionLinguist; Screenwriter; Novelist; Writer
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize; John Llewellyn Rhys Prize