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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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,...

There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

Very few people ever manage what nature manages without effort and mostly without fail. We...

Very few people ever manage what nature manages without effort and mostly without fail. We...

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...

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 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...

Naked is the best disguise.

Naked is the best disguise.

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...

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one...

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one...

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...

I don't believe in happy endings.

I don't believe in happy endings.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the...

Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the...

I never cared about money.

I never cared about money.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.