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But not all dark places need light, I have to remember that.

Jeanette Winterson

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