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

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

I never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

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...

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...

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...

I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful...

I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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....

I don't believe in happy endings.

I don't believe in happy endings.