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

— Jeanette Winterson

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I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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

— 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 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 write a new fable and see how many rules you could break. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what's crushing you. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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London is a small place, and it is very incestuous. People know where you live. Everybody is sort of on top of each other. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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