"No one knows 'men' as such, any more than anyone knows 'women,' and if they do generalise they're probably trying to hide their own ignorance. You might know one 'man,' yes, or even lots of individual 'men'."

"It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly."

"When did women whose looks are not their living start conducting themselves like the simpering inmates of an Ottoman empire seraglio?"

"The Feminist Me says that a woman's right to her own body should be inviolate at all times, free from fear of peeping paps."

"To love beauty is to see light."

"My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles."

"The beauty of the unknown is that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"The beauty of the unknown is that the mind is a garden where thoughts are the seeds."