Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

I'm not a quitter.

I'm not a quitter.

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...

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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

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

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 had relationships with men as well as women. I wasn't choosing; I didn't think...

I had relationships with men as well as women. I wasn't choosing; I didn't think...

Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening.

Everything in writing begins with language. Language begins with listening.

Nobody knows anything about Shakespeare the person. It's all legend, it is all rumor.

Nobody knows anything about Shakespeare the person. It's all legend, it is all rumor.

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 don't write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness.

I don't write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness.

I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has...

I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has...

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 hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

With animal behavior, they're all fine until you introduce some rogue element into the cage,...

With animal behavior, they're all fine until you introduce some rogue element into the cage,...

I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful...

I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful...

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

I never wanted children. If I'd been deeply in love with a man and he'd...

I never wanted children. If I'd been deeply in love with a man and he'd...

I like to think the price I paid by being open about my private life...

I like to think the price I paid by being open about my private life...