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Anything outside marriage seems like freedom and excitement.
Jeanette Winterson
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Jeanette Winterson
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 27
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Film Producer
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Short Story Writer
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Manchester
England
Literature
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Anything
Like
Excitement
Outside
Marriage
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