Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. Those who do not do it, think of it as a…

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older.

I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older.

The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when...

The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when...

They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world...

They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world...

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

My characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do...

My characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do...

I never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

You never give away your heart; you lend it from time to time. If it...

You never give away your heart; you lend it from time to time. If it...

Very few people ever manage what nature manages without effort and mostly without fail. We...

Very few people ever manage what nature manages without effort and mostly without fail. We...

If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what's crushing...

If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what's crushing...

There are many forms of love and affection, some people can spend their whole lives...

There are many forms of love and affection, some people can spend their whole lives...

I think it would be very foolish not to take the irrational seriously.

I think it would be very foolish not to take the irrational seriously.

When it is time to get to work, I go away completely and don't do...

When it is time to get to work, I go away completely and don't do...

London is a small place, and it is very incestuous. People know where you live....

London is a small place, and it is very incestuous. People know where you live....

In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey.

In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey.

I wanted to write a new fable and see how many rules you could break.

I wanted to write a new fable and see how many rules you could break.

I'm not a quitter.

I'm not a quitter.

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the...

I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the...

I don't believe in happy endings.

I don't believe in happy endings.