I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

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...

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.

Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.

Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.

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.

I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has...

I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has...

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,...

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...

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...

Many people feel their outer self isn't the whole self.

Many people feel their outer self isn't the whole self.

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.

I never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

I'm not a quitter.

I'm not a quitter.

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey.

In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey.

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 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.