The ugly sisters are characters in the fairy tale and pantomime, Cinderella. They are the daughters of Cinderella's cruel stepmother, who treat her poorly. The "ugly sisters" have been in variations of the story from as early as researchers have been able to determine.
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Famous quotes containing the words ugly and/or sisters:
“It could be so beautiful here if the Americans themselves had not made it so ugly with their big buildings, their millions of cars, and noise ...”
—Greta Garbo (1905–1990)
“Just because we’re sisters under the skin doesn’t mean we’ve got much in common.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)