When I was born I became the visible corner of a folded map. The map has more than one route. More than one destination. The map that is the unfolding self is not exactly leading anywhere. The arrow that says YOU ARE HERE is your first coordinate. There is a lot that you can't change when you are a kid. But you can pack for the journey.
Jeanette WintersonI think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere in the middle.
Jeanette WintersonAcademics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.
Jeanette WintersonMy characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do get somewhere.
Jeanette Winterson