I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the book won't change. It is written.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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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.

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...

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,...

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...

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what's crushing...

If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what's crushing...

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

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

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 hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

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...

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...

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

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

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

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...

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...

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 cared about money.

I never cared about money.

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.

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...

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,...