"In the heat of her hands I thought,……" — Jeanette Winterson
"In the heat of her hands I thought, This is the campfire that mocks the sun."
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419 Quotes by Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson has 419 quotes on this site.
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To create was a fundament, to appreciate, a supplement.
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Any measurement must take into account the position of the observer. There is no such thing as measurement absolute, there…
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After every ''victory'' you have more enemies.
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...to live differently, to love differently, to think differently, or to try to. Is the danger of beauty so great…
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Anything outside marriage seems like freedom and excitement.
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I used to think marriage was a plate-glass window just begging for a brick.
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There are only three possible endings -aren't there? - to any story: revenge, tragedy or forgiveness. That's it. All stories…
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The rebellion of art is a daily rebellion against the state of living death routinely called real life.
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You don't get over it because 'it' is the person you loved.
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The secret of the world is this: the world is entirely circular and you will go round and round endlessly,…
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Of course that is not the whole story, but that is the way with stories; we make them what we…
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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 Campfire Quotes
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The tools of social networking: These are the digital campfires around which the audience gathers to hear our story.
— Marco Tempest
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A white crowned night sparrow sings as the moon sets. Thunder growls far off. Our campfire is a single light.…
— Kenneth Rexroth
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Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around…
— Jack Handey
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't driving around on a bus and having a campfire kind of adding to…
— Will Smith
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Remember, a good marriage is like a campfire. Both grow cold if left unattended.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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I write at eighty-five for the same reasons that impelled me to write at forty-five; I was born with a…
— James A. Michener
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This song of the waters is audible to every ear, but there is other music in these hills, by no…
— Aldo Leopold
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The underlying foundation of all religion is performance - whether it's a tribal dance around a campfire to satisfy the…
— Steve McVey
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It's easier to throw sticks on the campfire than to try to restart it when it goes out.
— Cynthia Lewis
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So I got interested in singing and I have always used my voice. Not professionally as much, but around the…
— Gregory Harrison
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I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm.
— Gavin DeGraw
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Whatever form it takes, camping is earthy, soul enriching and character building, and there can be few such satisfying moments…
— Pippa Middleton
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