1,104 Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

Being free is not being powerful or rich or well regarded or without obligations but being able to love.

To love someone else enough to forget about yourself even for one moment is to be free.

Saddest of all are the woman who were brought up to believe that self-sacrifice is the highest female virtue.

What other places are there in the world than those discovered on a lover’s body?

In my country there are no gods left. The Romans have driven them out. There are some who say that they have hidden themselves in the mountains, but I do not believe it. Three nights I have been on the mountains seeking them everywhere. I did not find them. And at last I called them by their names, and they did not come. I think they are dead.

Sempre pensamos que aquilo de que precisamos para transformar tudo — o milagre — está em outro lugar, mas muitas vezes está ali, bem ao nosso lado. Algumas vezes, o milagre somos nós mesmos.

koca bir fili gökyüzüne salıvermek bir kadının omuzlarına olmadık sorumluluklar yükler.

My mother is very like William Blake, she has visions and dreams and she cannot always distinguish a flea's head from a king. Luckily she can't paint.

Perché la perdita si misura con l'amore?