Leonora Carrington Quotes

I hated being in a convent. It's another form of power. Manipulation. Because who can say - one God for the whole universe? I think there must be millions of gods! And they're not all of them very nice.

Leonora Carrington

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• Power
• Nice
• Universe
• Manipulation

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• I hated being in a convent. It's another form of power. Manipulation. Because who can say - one God for the whole universe? I think there must be millions of gods! And they're not all of them very nice.

  

  Leonora Carrington
  • God
  • Power
  • Nice