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

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

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...

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.

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 think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere...

I think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere...

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...

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 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 cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

I don't believe in happy endings.

I don't believe in happy endings.

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

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

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...

I'm not a quitter.

I'm not a quitter.

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

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