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Our fingernails match our toenails, match our lipstick match our rouge...The habit of applying warpaint outlasts the battle.

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Angela Carter
Age: 51 †
Born: 1940
Born: May 7
Died: 1992
Died: February 16
Author
Journalist
Linguist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
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Writer
Eastbourne
Sussex
Angela Olive Stalker Carter
Angela Olive Carter
Angela Olive Stalker
Angela Olive Pearce
Habit
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Toenails
Rouge
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Applying
Lipstick
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Battle

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