They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could we ever recover from the wonder of it?

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what's crushing...

If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what's crushing...

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

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

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...

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...

What you risk reveals what you value.

What you risk reveals what you value.

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

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

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...

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

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.

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I'm not a quitter.

I'm not a quitter.