Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that you'll never find it, seemed a perfect metaphor for life.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world...

They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world...

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.

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 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.

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.

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

What you risk reveals what you value.

What you risk reveals what you value.

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...

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 hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame.

I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame.

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...

With animal behavior, they're all fine until you introduce some rogue element into the cage,...

With animal behavior, they're all fine until you introduce some rogue element into the cage,...

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...

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...

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.

I never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

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

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

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...

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....