Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear what is being said to me by the voices I create.

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

Topics: Jeanette Winterson Quotes

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

I think we still believe that ambition is for boys.

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

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

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...

What you risk reveals what you value.

What you risk reveals what you value.

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

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

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,...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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 don't believe in happy endings.

I don't believe in happy endings.

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then.

We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then.

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...