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We must all make do with the rags of love we find flapping on the scarecrow of humanity.

We must all make do with the rags of love we find flapping on the scarecrow of humanity.

Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Angela Carter
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1940 to 1992; Wikidata Q234519, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234519 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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