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I think it would be very foolish not to take the irrational seriously.

Jeanette Winterson

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Jeanette Winterson
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 27
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Film Producer
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Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
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Manchester
England
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