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Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that youll never find it, seemed a perfect metaphor fo
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"Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that you'll never find it, seemed a perfect metaphor for life"

- Jeanette Winterson

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This quote by Jeanette Winterson talks with the suggestion that life is a trip, and that the look for something greater is at the core of our presence. The expression "divine grail" is a metaphor for the ultimate goal or accomplishment that we strive for, and also the "horror" that we might never ever discover it is a reminder that life is unforeseeable which we may never reach our wanted location. Winterson's quote recommends that the mission for something better is a fundamental part of life, and that the concern of never ever discovering it is a required component of the journey. It is a pointer that life is a trip, and that the search for something better is at the heart of our presence.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Jeanette Winterson somewhere between August 27, 1959 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from United Kingdom. The author also have 47 other quotes.

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