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When I got old enough to go to night clubs to hear that music at the age of 15. ↗

— Johnny Winter

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You never give away your heart; you lend it from time to time. If it were not so, how could we take it back without asking? ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#away #back #could #from time to time #give

I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who happens to write. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#happens #i #i am #lesbian #love

Creative work is incredibly difficult, and that is where the tests lie. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#creative work #difficult #incredibly #lie #tests

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#cleansing #desires #experience #feature #focus

I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I can in whatever medium. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the book won't change. It is written. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#because #book #change #i #late

I don't write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#any #bring #change #consciousness #group

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

— 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

#character #confusion #deal #did #fictional