It's true that heroes are inspiring, but mustn't they also do some rescuing if they are to be worthy of their name? Would Wonder Woman matter if she only sent commiserating telegrams to the distressed?
Jeanette WintersonI spin worlds where we could be together. I dream you. For me, imagination and desire are very close.
Jeanette WintersonCreativity is on the side of health - it isn't the thing that drives us mad; it is the capacity in us that tries to save us from madness.
Jeanette WintersonI live alone, with cats, books, pictures, fresh vegetables to cook, the garden, the hens to feed.
Jeanette WintersonKnowing that books are something that is hidden, that almost has that alchemical quality to it. There is a secret society in here, and if you belong to it, you'll be able to transform your lead into gold. I have that rather magical sense about books - that they do, somehow, have special powers.
Jeanette Winterson