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“Could I ever feel any less for this body? Why does ardour pass? Time that withers you will wither me. We will fall like ripe fruit and roll down the grass together. Dear friend, let me lie beside you watching the clouds until the earth covers us and we are gone.”

Quote by Jeanette Winterson

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Written On The Body

This book delves into complex issues of self-image and the human condition through the lens of physicality and personal narrative. more

Author

Jeanette Winterson
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

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“I’m not easy or simple or entirely light. My sunshine dances the tango with my tornado by the light of a blood-red moon. I am daisy chains and cauldron fire. I am the space where shame is shed. I like my desire fast and hard and my sacred so holy you’ll swear for the rest of your life that your body turned cathedral under my hands. If you come to me, come ready to be revealed. Offer me bare skin, not armor. Bring me the whole and holy of you and arrive ready for worship. I am a crystal-clear mirror. Beware, you will not leave me without bearing witness to your own beauty. I fear there’s a damn good chance you’re not ready for what happens next.”

“Ensin sinun on kuunneltava minua ja tiedettävä, että nainen on kissan kaltainen ja myös intohimo on kissan kaltainen. Sen käpälät ovat pehmeät, mutta niiden kätkössä piilevät raatelevat kynnet, jotka armahtamatta uppoavat sydämeen asti. Totisesti nainen on kissan kaltainen, sillä myös kissalle tuottaa nautintoa, kun se kiusaa uhriaan ja tuottaa kynsillään kipua sille kyllästymättä koskaan tähän leikkiin. Vasta uhrinsa lamaannuttua kissa syö sen ja menee etsimään uutta uhria.”