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

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity,...

Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity,...

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.

To create a past that seemed authentic but would be a fiction, you need an...

To create a past that seemed authentic but would be a fiction, you need an...

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

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

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,...

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...

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

Your weak point is the open, vulnerable place where you can always be hurt. Love,...

Your weak point is the open, vulnerable place where you can always be hurt. Love,...

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear...

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear...

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...

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...

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 believe in happy endings.

I don't believe in happy endings.

Creative work is incredibly difficult, and that is where the tests lie.

Creative work is incredibly difficult, and that is where the tests lie.

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

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

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

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

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 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...

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.