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Mariella Frostrup quotes: It's an absolute disgrace that there isn't a books programme on the BBC.

It's an absolute disgrace that there isn't a books programme on the BBC.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: If I was a man, I don't know if I'd settle down long before I was 50.

If I was a man, I don't know if I'd settle down long before I was 50.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Men that aren't threatened by opinionated, faintly aggressive women are in a minority.

Men that aren't threatened by opinionated, faintly aggressive women are in a minority.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a tented field to enjoy the pleasure of ideas and books renews my faith in humanity.

The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a tented field to enjoy the pleasure of ideas and books renews my faith in humanity.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Saturday and Sunday mornings are the only time the children are allowed to turn on the television.

Saturday and Sunday mornings are the only time the children are allowed to turn on the television.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.

Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.

Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: What an unappealing responsibility that is to lumber any prospective lover with: the need to be a saviour, not simply an equal partner.

What an unappealing responsibility that is to lumber any prospective lover with: the need to be a saviour, not simply an equal partner.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: My parents split up, and a lot of things going on in the outside world made me want to immerse myself in an alternative world.

My parents split up, and a lot of things going on in the outside world made me want to immerse myself in an alternative world.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I have a producer friend who despairs that I come across as rather frosty and never show the real me, and she might have a point.

I have a producer friend who despairs that I come across as rather frosty and never show the real me, and she might have a point.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life.

I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I hate the thought of my children being glued to a screen. Children only play on computers all day because their parents let them.

I hate the thought of my children being glued to a screen. Children only play on computers all day because their parents let them.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I'm a control freak. And more so now that I have children.

I'm a control freak. And more so now that I have children.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: As we mature, there are people with whom we run out of steam, but there are also those with whom a little straight talking would prove rewarding.

As we mature, there are people with whom we run out of steam, but there are also those with whom a little straight talking would prove rewarding.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I couldn't choose a favourite author, but two contemporary writers who have never disappointed me are Tim Winton and Alice Munro.

I couldn't choose a favourite author, but two contemporary writers who have never disappointed me are Tim Winton and Alice Munro.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.

It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority.

Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren't getting married!

I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren't getting married!

Mariella Frostrup quotes: The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.

Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles.

I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it.

Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives.

For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Men want children later, but women can't rely on being able to. So I'm all for scientific advances and the help they can give people.

Men want children later, but women can't rely on being able to. So I'm all for scientific advances and the help they can give people.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision.

Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!

Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.

Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection.

Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: If I was going to write something, I'd need to stop for three months and just see if I had any thoughts in there.

If I was going to write something, I'd need to stop for three months and just see if I had any thoughts in there.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them.

When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: If I ever write a book, it will be called 'Bottle Blonde.'

If I ever write a book, it will be called 'Bottle Blonde.'

Mariella Frostrup quotes: In person, George Clooney lives up to all your expectations.

In person, George Clooney lives up to all your expectations.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm ... like Alice falling down the chute.

I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm ... like Alice falling down the chute.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce!

I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce!

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Coming from a broken home, I wanted to be as sure as I could be that my kids would have two parents who will stay together and bring them up.

Coming from a broken home, I wanted to be as sure as I could be that my kids would have two parents who will stay together and bring them up.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.

We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London.

Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down.

In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.

Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn't a good one.

The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn't a good one.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them.

Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: It's perfectly possible to love your toddler but struggle to like them when times are hard.

It's perfectly possible to love your toddler but struggle to like them when times are hard.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want.

I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.

As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.

Mariella Frostrup quotes: Personally, I think there's a lot to recommend being friends with your ex, and I'm glad to admit that I'm living proof of its possibility.

Personally, I think there's a lot to recommend being friends with your ex, and I'm glad to admit that I'm living proof of its possibility.