Christina Stead (17 July 1902 – 31 March 1983) was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations. She was born in Rockdale, New South Wales, and died in Sydney.
Famous quotes by christina stead:
“It is most oppressive to be an aunt.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“A dominant race did not lie, because it had the whip.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“It is a rule of creative ability that it does nothing of any value, while it is possessed by this afflatus of vanity.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“A speculator is a man who, if he dies at the right time, has a rich widow.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“Everyone likes the obscene; that is real life.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)