"By betrayal, I mean promising to be on……" — Jeanette Winterson

"By betrayal, I mean promising to be on your side, then being on somebody else's."

— Jeanette Winterson

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419 Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson has 419 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

To create was a fundament, to appreciate, a supplement.
Any measurement must take into account the position of the observer. There is no such thing as measurement absolute, there…
After every ''victory'' you have more enemies.
...to live differently, to love differently, to think differently, or to try to. Is the danger of beauty so great…
Anything outside marriage seems like freedom and excitement.
I used to think marriage was a plate-glass window just begging for a brick.
There are only three possible endings -aren't there? - to any story: revenge, tragedy or forgiveness. That's it. All stories…
The rebellion of art is a daily rebellion against the state of living death routinely called real life.
You don't get over it because 'it' is the person you loved.
The secret of the world is this: the world is entirely circular and you will go round and round endlessly,…
Of course that is not the whole story, but that is the way with stories; we make them what we…
It's true that heroes are inspiring, but mustn't they also do some rescuing if they are to be worthy of…

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More Betrayal Quotes

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Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his… — Sarah Bernhardt
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. — Josh Billings
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit. — Lucien Bouchard
The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the… — Charles Bronson
I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other. — Taylor Caldwell
I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life. — Taylor Caldwell
You want to believe that there's one relationship in life that's beyond betrayal. A relationship that's beyond that kind of… — Caleb Carr
Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love. — John le Carre
Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence. — Nick Cave
Maybe I wanted to hear it so badly that my ears betrayed my mind in order to secure my heart. — Margaret Cho
Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times. His story is full of adventure, intrigue, betrayal. — Deepak Chopra

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