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Jeanette Winterson Quotes

Jeanette Winterson quotes

British Novelist August 27, 1959

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Reading's not a luxury, art's not a luxury. It's about your soul, and it's about yourself. And if reading is a luxury, being human is a luxury Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "When it is time to get to work, I go away completely and don't..."
When it is time to get to work, I go away completely and don't do anything except the work. And that can be 16 hours a day. Jeanette Winterson
I feel in colour, strong tones that I hue down for the comfort of the pastelly inclined. Beige and magnolia and a hint of pink are what the well-decorated heart is wearing; who wants my blood red and vein-blue? Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "Under the night rug, the star rug, moon as lantern, man in the..."
Under the night rug, the star rug, moon as lantern, man in the moon watching over us, dog star at his heels, we lay. Jeanette Winterson
Growing up is difficult. Strangely, even when we have stopped growing physically, we seem to have to keep on growing emotionally, which involves both expansion and shrinkage, as some parts of us develop and others must be allowed to disappear...Rigidity never works; we end up being the wrong size for our world. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "I'm telling you stories. Trust me."
I'm telling you stories. Trust me. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "Trust me, I'm telling you stories."
Trust me, I'm telling you stories. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "I am good at walking away. Rejection teaches you how to reject."
I am good at walking away. Rejection teaches you how to reject. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "Quoting her mother: The trouble with a book is you never know..."
Quoting her mother: The trouble with a book is you never know what's in it until it's too late! Jeanette Winterson
The body shuts down when it has too much to bear; goes its own way quietly inside, waiting for a better time, leaving you numb and half alive. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks..."
The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when all contemporary interest in that work is extinct. Jeanette Winterson
I was the place where you anchored. I was the deep water where you could be weightless. I was the surface where you saw your own reflection. You scooped me up in your hands. Jeanette Winterson
In this little night-covered world with you, I hope to find what I long for; a clue, a map, a bird flying south, and when the light comes we will get dressed together and go. Jeanette Winterson
I have noticed that doing the sensible thing is only a good idea when the decision is quite small. For the life-changing things, you must risk it. Jeanette Winterson
He liked me because I am short. I flatter myself. He did not dislike me. He liked no one except Josephine and he liked her the way he liked chicken. Jeanette Winterson

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