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It's an absolute disgrace that there isn't a books programme on the BBC.
— Mariella Frostrup
If I was a man, I don't know if I'd settle down long before I was 50.
— Mariella Frostrup
Men that aren't threatened by opinionated, faintly aggressive women are in a minority.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
Saturday and Sunday mornings are the only time the children are allowed to turn on the television.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.
— Mariella Frostrup
Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
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
I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
I'm a control freak. And more so now that I have children.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
I couldn't choose a favourite author, but two contemporary writers who have never disappointed me are Tim Winton and Alice Munro.
— Mariella Frostrup
It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.
— Mariella Frostrup
Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
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
The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.
— Mariella Frostrup
Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.
— Mariella Frostrup
I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles.
— Mariella Frostrup
Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it.
— Mariella Frostrup
For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.
— Mariella Frostrup
Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection.
— Mariella Frostrup
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
When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them.
— Mariella Frostrup
If I ever write a book, it will be called 'Bottle Blonde.'
— Mariella Frostrup
In person, George Clooney lives up to all your expectations.
— Mariella Frostrup
I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm ... like Alice falling down the chute.
— Mariella Frostrup
I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce!
— Mariella Frostrup
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
We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.
— Mariella Frostrup
Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London.
— Mariella Frostrup
In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down.
— Mariella Frostrup
Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.
— Mariella Frostrup
The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn't a good one.
— Mariella Frostrup
Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them.
— Mariella Frostrup
It's perfectly possible to love your toddler but struggle to like them when times are hard.
— Mariella Frostrup
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