She had made him possible. In that sense she was his god. Like God, sh…

Jeanette Winterson
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She had made him possible. In that sense she was his god. Like God, she was neglected. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2007). The Passion, p.28, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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