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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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...

It is helpful for a woman artist not to have a husband.

It is helpful for a woman artist not to have a husband.

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...

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

I didn't mind being unpopular at school, because everyone else was a heathen.

I didn't mind being unpopular at school, because everyone else was a heathen.

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...

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

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

I don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering...

I don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering...

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 hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

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...

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...

My friends and the people who are close to me know what I am. And...

My friends and the people who are close to me know what I am. And...

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.

Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that...

Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that...

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.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

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...

Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself.

Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself.