Christina Stead citations

Christina Stead, née le 17 juillet 1902 à Rockdale en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et morte le 31 mars 1983 à Sydney, est une écrivaine australienne. Son roman le plus connu, L'Homme qui aimait les enfants, figure au classement des cent meilleurs romans de langue anglaise établi par le magazine Time en 2010 et est considéré comme un chef-d'œuvre par de nombreux écrivains, notamment Jonathan Franzen, Angela Carter ou Robert Stone. Wikipedia

✵ 17. juillet 1902 – 31. mars 1983

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Christina Stead: Citations en anglais

“Give me your honest opinion. I don't want truth with a veil on—I like naked ladies naked.”

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Christina Stead livre Miss Herbert

Source: Miss Herbert

“And Nelly turned to her and laughed a horrible laugh. She startled herself. She paused to light another cigarette, choking, blowing a cloud to hide her face; and when she could, continued in a gentle voice:
"You will do me a favour? Save me from disillusionment. Let the man coming back with you on Wednesday be a sensible man, who admits it all, defeat and hopelessness and the bitterness; but sanity." "But I don't know why I should," said Camilla, seriously.
"Won't you do what I ask, love? I know him, poor lad. I know what's best. I don't want him roaming the countryside, footloose and aimless and perhaps in some pub, on some roadside pick up some other harpy, instead of swallowing the bitter pill and facing the lonely road."”

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Christina Stead livre Dark Places of the Heart

Dark Places of the Heart (aka Cotters' England) (1966)

“They went on playing quietly and waiting for Sam (who had gone back to the bedroom to seek Tommy) and for their turns to see Mother. Bonnie meanwhile, with a rueful expression, was leaning out the front window, and presently she could not help interrupting them, 'Why is my name Mrs Cabbage, why not Mrs Garlic or Mrs Horse Manure?' They did not hear her, so intent were they, visiting each other and inquiring after the health of their respective new babies. They did not hear her complaining to Louie that, instead of being Mrs Grand Piano or Mrs Stair Carpet, they called her Garbage, 'Greta Garbage, Toni Toilet,' said she laughing sadly, 'because they always see me out there with the garbage can and the wet mop; association in children's naïve innocent minds you see!'
'Oh no, it isn't that, protested Louie, Garbage is just a funny word: they associate you with singing and dancing and all those costumes you have in your trunk!”

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Christina Stead livre The Man Who Loved Children

'Do you think so?' Bonnie was tempted to believe. 'Mrs Strip Tease?'
The Man Who Loved Children (1940)

“How suburban!' cried Elvira. I was in Hampstead the other day: in front of one of the richest houses was a crazy pavement: they paid about £35 for it, doubtless. The man who would have done it best was in an asylum : he would have done it for nothing, happy to do it, and the more there is of it, the more dull and plain it looks, just an expanse of conventional craziness, looking as stupid as a neanderthal skull. That's the suburbs all over. That's what we are, you see: suburban, however wild we run. You know quite well, in yourself, don't you, two people like us can't go wild? Still, it's nice to pretend to, for a while.”

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Christina Stead livre The Beauties and Furies

The Beauties and Furies (1936)

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