English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Jeanette Winterson Quotes

What I wanted to do was to fasten my index finger and thumb at the bolts of your collar bone, push out, spread the web of my hand until it caught against your throat. You asked me if I wanted to strangle you. No, I wanted to fit you, not just in the obvious ways but in so many indentations.

Jeanette Winterson

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Carl Perkins quote: "If it weren't for the rocks in its bed, the stream would have..."
If it weren't for the rocks in its bed, the stream would have no song. Carl Perkins
We are all encouraged that Bush appears, really for the first time in his experience on the stage of presidential politics, relaxed. His comfort is our comfort. John Dean
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "Belief in the causal nexus is superstition."
Belief in the causal nexus is superstition. Ludwig Wittgenstein
H. P. Lovecraft quote: "But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers..."
But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false? H. P. Lovecraft
Sheryl Crow quote: "I try to conduct my life with a little levity."
I try to conduct my life with a little levity. Sheryl Crow
John Dalton quote: "It's the right idea, but not the right time."
It's the right idea, but not the right time. John Dalton
Joan D. Vinge quote: "Humans are upsetting a fragile balance that their own human..."
Humans are upsetting a fragile balance that their own human ancestors established. Joan D. Vinge
England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives to protect English pilots. Melina Mercouri
William Shakespeare quote: "Fill till the wine o'erswell the cup"
Fill till the wine o'erswell the cup William Shakespeare
Generally, old media don't die. They just have to grow old gracefully. Guess what, we still have stone masons. They haven't been the primary purveyors of the written word for a while now of course, but they still have a role because you wouldn't want a TV screen on your headstone. Douglas Adams
Jaime King quote: "We got to jump on, like, trampolines, learn flips, learn..."
We got to jump on, like, trampolines, learn flips, learn karate, kung fu, Hong Kong street fighting. Jaime King
And so could you know it if you would only use the brains the good God has given you. Sometimes I really am tempted to believe that by inadvertence, He passed you by. Agatha Christie
Brad Pitt quote: "Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai..."
Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because she's a versatile actor. Brad Pitt
I've been out with some extremely beautiful women who have had no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep. Rod Stewart
Vanessa Hudgens quote: "Lipgloss is my calling!"
Lipgloss is my calling! Vanessa Hudgens