I don't believe in happy endings.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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 never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

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...

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 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.

We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then.

We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then.

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...

Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation...

Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation...

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...

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...

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

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

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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...

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...