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

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

Topics: Jeanette Winterson Quotes

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.

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...

Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the...

Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the...

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...

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

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...

I never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I...

I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I...

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

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

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

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then.

We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then.

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 think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere...

I think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere...