I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has caused a great deal of confusion.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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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...

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...

Whatever is powerful to you can be translated into something which will matter to somebody...

Whatever is powerful to you can be translated into something which will matter to somebody...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place...

Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place...

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear...

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear...

I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the...

I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the...

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...

What you risk reveals what you value.

What you risk reveals what you value.

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...