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I think every work of art is an act of faith, or we wouldn't bother to do it. It is a message in a bottle, a shout in the dark. It's saying, 'I'm here and I believe that you are somewhere and that you will answer if necessary across time, not necessarily in my lifetime.'

Jeanette Winterson

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Jeanette Winterson
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 27
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