English language Quote by Angela Carter

“He is, I think, already pondering a magisterial project: that of buggering the English language, the ultimate revenge of the colonialised.” quote by Angela Carter — Download Open image

“He is, I think, already pondering a magisterial project: that of buggering the English language, the ultimate revenge of the colonialised.”

Angela Carter

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