Death Quote by Angela Carter

“She has the mysterious solitude of ambiguous states; she hovers in a no-man’s land between life and death, sleeping and waking.” quote by Angela Carter — Download Open image

““She has the mysterious solitude of ambiguous states; she hovers in a no-man’s land between life and death, sleeping and waking.””

Angela Carter

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