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 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.

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,...

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...

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...

There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

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...

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.

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 hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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 don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering...

I don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

What's invisible to us is also crucial for our own well-being.

What's invisible to us is also crucial for our own well-being.

I don't believe in happy endings.

I don't believe in happy endings.

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...