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When I was born, my father wanted to drown me, but my mother persuaded him to let me live in disguise, to see if I could bring any wealth to the household.
Jeanette Winterson
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Jeanette Winterson
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 27
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This is a quantum universe ... neither random nor determined. It is potential at every second. All you can do is intervene.
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When a woman gives birth her waters break and she pours out the child and the child runs free.
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