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)
“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)
“Pukka sahib or rank outsider—gentleman or bounder—and it’s accent, accent, all the way.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“Radicalism is the opium of the middle class.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“... an adamantine island chained to the shifting bank of the Channel.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)