To create a past that seemed authentic but would be a fiction, you need an invented language.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

Topics: Jeanette Winterson Quotes

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...

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.

I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who...

I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who...

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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.

I'm not a quitter.

I'm not a quitter.

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

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

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 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.

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...

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 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 don't write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness.

I don't write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness.

I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older.

I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older.