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

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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

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

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 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...

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

I'm not a quitter.

I'm not a quitter.

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 never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who...

I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who...

London is a small place, and it is very incestuous. People know where you live....

London is a small place, and it is very incestuous. People know where you live....