I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful situations, when life stops being cozy.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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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.

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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...

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.

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 hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

There are many forms of love and affection, some people can spend their whole lives...

There are many forms of love and affection, some people can spend their whole lives...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

It is helpful for a woman artist not to have a husband.

It is helpful for a woman artist not to have a husband.

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.

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...

Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself.

Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself.

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,...

I live alone, with cats, books, pictures, fresh vegetables to cook, the garden, the hens...

I live alone, with cats, books, pictures, fresh vegetables to cook, the garden, the hens...

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...

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...