I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who happens to write.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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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...

I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.

I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.

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 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.

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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...

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.

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...

What you risk reveals what you value.

What you risk reveals what you value.

My books always begin with a sentence and an image - not necessarily connected.

My books always begin with a sentence and an image - not necessarily connected.

I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame.

I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame.

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...

Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place...

Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place...

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...

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

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...

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

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

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

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

Never be neutral, always remain vigilant, in allowing your political consciousness to spread through your...

Never be neutral, always remain vigilant, in allowing your political consciousness to spread through your...

One can change the small minds, but it is tad difficult to do it with...

One can change the small minds, but it is tad difficult to do it with...

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them...

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them...