My characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do get somewhere.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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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...

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...

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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...

Whether you want to call it God or the mystery of the cosmos doesn't matter...

Whether you want to call it God or the mystery of the cosmos doesn't matter...

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.

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

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

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.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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

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

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...

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...

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,...