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There must be some part of Man that is more than his daily round. Some part of him that will use his profit on a matter of no profit.

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
Profit
Daily
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Matter
Must
Men
Round
Rounds

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I fell into the books, and left myself there for safekeeping.
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