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The universe has no sides, no end, can't be mapped. Enough to make a man talk about God, make a man superstitious and worship an idol. The science never gets as far as the strangeness.
Jeanette Winterson
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Jeanette Winterson
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 27
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Very often history is a means of denying the past.
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I would eat my way into perdition to taste you.
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Meatspace still has some advantages for a carbon-based girl.
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I have noticed that doing the sensible thing is only a good idea when the decision is quite small. For the life-changing things, you must risk it.
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Destiny is a worrying concept. I don't want to be fated, I want to choose.
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