She thought of an article she had once seen on mind control… - Jeanette Winterson

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She thought of an article she had once seen on mind control. Apparently if there was a person fiendish enough to set about interfering with your life, the only thing you could do was to concentrate hard on someone they were unlikely ever to have heard of called Martin Amis. The particular blankness of this image was guaranteed to protect from any subtle force, but Gloria realised with a sinking heart that it was too late now.

Jeanette Winterson

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

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