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Jeanette Winterson Quotes

Jeanette Winterson quotes

British Novelist August 27, 1959

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Jeanette Winterson quote: "I think it would be very foolish not to take the irrational..."
I think it would be very foolish not to take the irrational seriously. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "Every journey conceals another journey within its lines: the..."
Every journey conceals another journey within its lines: the path not taken and the forgotten angle. Jeanette Winterson
Writers are not here to conform. We are here to challenge. We're not here to be comfortable—we're here, really, to shake things up. That's our job. Jeanette Winterson
The unknownness of my needs frightens me. I do now know how huge they are, or how high they are, I only know that they are not being met. If you want to find out the circumference of an oil drop, you can use lycopodium powder. That’s what I’ll find. A tub of lycopodium powder, and I will sprinkle it on to my needs and find out how large they are. Then when I meet someone I can write up the experiment and show them what they have to take on. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "I would rather have regrets of excess than regrets of denial."
I would rather have regrets of excess than regrets of denial. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "every moment you steal from the present is a moment you have..."
...every moment you steal from the present is a moment you have lost for ever. There's only now. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "With animal behavior, they're all fine until you introduce..."
With animal behavior, they're all fine until you introduce some rogue element into the cage, and then they go crazy. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "I had been taught to look for monsters and devils and I found..."
I had been taught to look for monsters and devils and I found ordinary people. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "I wanted to write a new fable and see how many rules you could..."
I wanted to write a new fable and see how many rules you could break. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space..."
When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space beyond the reach of other desires. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "She was a Roman Cardinal, chaste, but for the perfect choirboy."
She was a Roman Cardinal, chaste, but for the perfect choirboy. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play."
You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "You play, you win, you play, you lose. You play. It's the..."
You play, you win, you play, you lose. You play. It's the playing that's irresistible. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only..."
I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame. Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson quote: "Destiny is a worrying concept. I don't want to be fated, I..."
Destiny is a worrying concept. I don't want to be fated, I want to choose. Jeanette Winterson

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