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Hopeless heart that thrives on paradox that longs for the beloved and is secretly relieved when the beloved is not there.

Jeanette Winterson

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Jeanette Winterson
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 27
Author
Film Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
Writer
Manchester
England
Beloved
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