I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I can in whatever medium.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.

Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.

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 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.

Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the...

Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the...

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.

Many people feel their outer self isn't the whole self.

Many people feel their outer self isn't the whole self.

Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the...

Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the...

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...

Whatever is powerful to you can be translated into something which will matter to somebody...

Whatever is powerful to you can be translated into something which will matter to somebody...

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,...

Whether you want to call it God or the mystery of the cosmos doesn't matter...

Whether you want to call it God or the mystery of the cosmos doesn't matter...

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one...

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one...

The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come...

The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come...

What you risk reveals what you value.

What you risk reveals what you value.

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.

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....