Angela Carter Quotes

He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.

It is one thing to be blind, and another to be in darkness.

Light means nothing to a blind man.

In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

We take so much for granted; we can't imagine life without our five senses. I sometimes would wonder what it would be like if I suddenly couldn't see one day.

A one-eyed man is much more incomplete than a blind man, for he knows what it is that's lacking.

In opening them, he discovered that he had eyes.

I mean that I value vision, and dread being struck stone blind.

Someone who does not see a pane of glass is not aware of not seeing it.

The ever-present phenomenon ceases to exist for our senses. It was a city dweller, or a prisoner, or a blind man suddenly given his sight, who first noted natural beauty.

Being blind is as simple as closing your eyes. The blind don't act any different than you or I. You never see a blind person going around saying, 'I'm blind.' So if you want to play blind just close your eyes and keep them closed and fare thee well.

If you looked around, you'd be glad you couldn't see.

You heard me. You ain't blind.

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age!

They yell at me because I can't see what they see. Nobody can explain to me why my eyes work different than theirs.

If y'can't see with yore own two eyes what's in front of them, then y'better off closin' 'em an' goin' t'sleep, 'tis far more restful! —Gerul

Among the blind the one-eyed blinkard reigns

The obvious is the hardest thing of all to point out to anyone who has genuinely lost sight of it.

Jordan ran the London marathon to help raise money for the blind. After jogging that far with her body, I'm surprised she hasn't joined them!

... it's always interesting when one doesn't see. If you don't see what a thing means, you must be looking at it wrong way round.

The human eye is a wonderful device. With a little effort, it can fail to see even the most glaring injustice.

There are conditions worse than being unable to see, and that is imagining one sees.