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Quote by Jeanette Winterson

“I care about doing the work as best as I can do, and that it should go on reaching people. It's not about fame and it's not about me. It's about creating something that might allow someone else to create something.”

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Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson is a renowned British author known for her distinctive literary style and profound social commentary. Her works span a wide range of themes, including novels, essays, and poetry. Winterson's novel 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' is a story about growth, faith, and sexuality that has received widespread acclaim. more

“Great control and great discipline are necessary when you reach your own editing stage of the book, but in the early stages you have to be prepared to let anything happen and to get it wrong or go off track. The development of a character is not smooth or simple - it is as tricky as meeting someone new whom you would like to know better.”

Knows Book Character Happens Simple Stage Development Discipline Meetings Prepared Track Things Happen Smooth Editing Be Prepared Tricky Meeting Someone

Author:Jeanette Winterson

“Each book is a different staging post on the writer's journey, and each book stands by itself, regardless of the writer's relationship to it.”

Book Different Journey Posts Staging

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“We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then. If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us, and it outlives its personal moment. All of my work is deep-dug from me, and every book has to stand or fall without me.”

Ifs Book Moments Lasts Dies Fall Our Lives Irrelevant

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“It's great to win a few prizes early on. It helps a writer to get noticed and to get some sales. It can also be a pain in the arse because it gets in the way of the quiet, contemplative time every writer needs, but which is particularly important when you are a new writer finding your own voice, and pursuing the things that interest you.”

Way Needs Important Helping Pain Winning Voice Interest Quiet Findings Prize Contemplative Arses

Author:Jeanette Winterson

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