Jeanette Winterson

I wanted to write a new fable and see how many rules you could break. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has caused a great deal of confusion. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I think we still believe that ambition is for boys. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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

— Jeanette Winterson

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I think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere in the middle. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I never wanted children. If I'd been deeply in love with a man and he'd wanted children, it would have been difficult. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I never cared about money. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I like to think the price I paid by being open about my private life helped. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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