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Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place of innocence. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the hidden places. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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Anything outside marriage seems like freedom and excitement. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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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

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I don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering possibility. ↗

— 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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My characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do get somewhere. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could we ever recover from the wonder of it? ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. ↗

— Niklaus Wirth

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But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensible luxury, but a simple necessity. ↗

— Niklaus Wirth

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