It was very bad for me that my deafness happened at around the same time as I discovered my clitoris. Author: Jeanette Winterson Copy Quote More from Jeanette Winterson “That walls should fall is the consequence of blowing your own trumpet.” “Don’t you, when strangers and friends come to call, straighten the cushions, ki…” “It doesn't have to be like that but mostly it is.” “I was in danger of drowning, and nobody lost at sea worries about whether the s…”