Jeanette Winterson Quote

Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home... for us, the language didn't seem too difficult. I especially liked 'the quick and the dead' — you really get a feel for the difference if you live in a house with mice and a mousetrap.


Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (2011)


Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home... for us, the language didn't seem too...

Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home... for us, the language didn't seem too...

Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home... for us, the language didn't seem too...

Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home... for us, the language didn't seem too...