"Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? **t to me . . . I've got two daughters who Will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don't want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I'd rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny - a thousand things, before 'thin' . . . Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons."
"Happiness lies in k**wing That life is **t a checklist of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are **t your life."
"Love is the most powerful thing of all. I remember thinking That when 9/11 happened, because the last phone calls from those who died were all about the last thing they were going to say on this earth. 'I love you.' What's more powerful than that?"