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Angela Carter

“But it is not possible that I should give myself...My being, my me-ness, is unique and indivisible. To sell the use of myself for the enjoyment of another is one thing; I might even offer freely, out of gratitude or in the expectation of pleasure - and pleasure alone is my expectation from the young American. But the essence of myself may not be given or taken, or what would there be left of me?”

Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus
tags: the-self
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Nights at the Circus Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
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