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:
“Every work of art should give utterance, or indicate, the awful blind strength and the cruelty of the creative impulse, that is why they must all have what are called errors, both of taste and style.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“A dominant race did not lie, because it had the whip.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“... an adamantine island chained to the shifting bank of the Channel.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“Each Australian is a Ulysses.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“Strange is the influence of Marx on character.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)