Caitlin Moran Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I remember, around age three, peas growing in the back garden. Pinching them from their pods and popping them in the mouth was my first realisation that food came from somewhere other than a shelf.”

“If every woman who's had an abortion took tomorrow off in protest, America would grind to a halt. And that would be symbolic: because women grind to a halt if they are not in control of their fertility.”

“When my children say, 'In the future, Mummy, will things get better or worse for humanity?' I say: 'Who knows, since Amy Winehouse died. It's all in the air now. Eat your broccoli.'”

“The doughy-faced woman has been forced to sit on the sidelines of culture for too long, and it's now time for us to stand up with our big round faces like the moon and say we have things to say, too. We have a round-faced agenda we want to push.”

“The thing is, one in three women in the Western world will end up having an abortion, but they never talk about it. When you keep silent about that stuff, it is because you are embarrassed by the societal distaste of the topic.”

“I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat.”

“You can crush any woman by suggesting that she's fat, not even saying the word 'fat' but just suggesting she's fat.”

“I don't campaign for the end of the aristocracy or the upper classes; I don't really want to destroy anything at all. I just want more plurality.”

“Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.”

“I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.”