Tell me the story, Pew. . . . It was a woman. You always say that. The…

Jeanette Winterson
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Tell me the story, Pew. . . . It was a woman. You always say that. There's always a woman somewhere, child; a princess, a witch, a stepmother, a mermaid, a fairy godmother, or one as wicked as she is beautiful, or as beautiful as she is good. Is that the complete list? Then there is the woman you love. Who's she? That's another story. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2006). Lighthousekeeping, p.82, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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