My passion for her, even though she could never return it, … - Jeanette Winterson

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My passion for her, even though she could never return it, showed me the difference between inventing a lover and falling in love. The one is about you, the other about someone else.

Jeanette Winterson

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Jeanette Winterson (born 27 August 1959) is a British novelist.

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