Dawn O'Porter

How lovely for a woman to feel her husband fancies the pants off her.

— Dawn O'Porter

“Because as much as I dislike her, I would prefer not to have an enemy.”

— Dawn O'Porter

I treat writing like a nine to five job.

— Dawn O'Porter

“ Girls , I think. Why do women refer to themselves as girls ? It's so weird”

— Dawn O'Porter

I was very ready to be a mum, so was ready for the challenge.

— Dawn O'Porter

I guess I want men to understand how hard it is to be a woman.

— Dawn O'Porter

I'd love to whip back to the 20s for thirty minutes, just to have a look.

— Dawn O'Porter

There is a massive gender imbalance on TV

— Dawn O'Porter

So many designers now look to the past for their inspiration when creating new looks, but if you get one from the…

— Dawn O'Porter

I have ended up with quite a conventional marriage and family. But I still hold on to my younger self who didn't…

— Dawn O'Porter

Cooking and writing were my two forms of personal therapy and when I was doing over one or the other, I was…

— Dawn O'Porter

One of the main reasons I wanted to write about female friendship is because it's so powerful and underestimated.

— Dawn O'Porter

The 1920s was the beginning of the media age. For the first time people were taking influences from the radio, Vogue and…

— Dawn O'Porter

They are wild animals that live in your house - that's the only way to describe a toddler.

— Dawn O'Porter

I think the fact that all women get branded as the same, desperate for love, desperate for children, is just a really…

— Dawn O'Porter

When you're writing in first person you have to be honest about how people think.

— Dawn O'Porter

I read a lot until was about 12, then as a teenager I was more interested in kissing boys. But I kept…

— Dawn O'Porter

BOB is a luxury brand. The prices are lower than designer prices but higher than high street. We sit on the cusp…

— Dawn O'Porter

Working in the shop has taught me how utterly ridiculous the female fear of knees is. It's a bloody knee. It's bone.…

— Dawn O'Porter

The British fashion industry had major players, Mary Quant and Biba to name but a few, who were making incredibly stylish and…

— Dawn O'Porter

But as the years have gone by, I've got such a thrill out of shopping for other people. Every time someone tells…

— Dawn O'Porter

When lockdown happened, and I didn't have that focus to sit down and write a novel, which is what I was supposed…

— Dawn O'Porter

After the baby boom of the second world war 40% of the population were under 25, and it was London that realised…

— Dawn O'Porter

I'll admit, my fascination with Lesley Hornby is entirely about her looks. I don't feel unfeminist saying that, because she was a…

— Dawn O'Porter

“Wait, you clean my dildo?’ I ask, slowly. ‘Every week, I clean it with the polish.’ ‘With furniture polish?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Jesus.’ Sophie…

— Dawn O'Porter

“I feel like a waste of space. Like my whole life has been building up to the moment I failed. Like I…

— Dawn O'Porter

“I scan the room for objects to hit her with. I want to hammer over the head with something, or stab her.…

— Dawn O'Porter

“Well, people who acknowledge their faults aren't so angry about them. Oh to be selfish, eh?' ‘I think life would be easier…

— Dawn O'Porter

“You don't have to tell me you're fine. I'm not fine. You're not fine either. We can be honest with each other…

— Dawn O'Porter

Not every woman thinks that their mother is a nice person. I feel like when you really examine a woman's relationship with…

— Dawn O'Porter

“Nothing. That's why it's funny. It's so bad I just think it's funny,' Renee says, tilting her head back so the chips…

— Dawn O'Porter

“Can Flo come? She has so many clothes I really want her to get rid of.' I laugh. Flo's clothes are so…

— Dawn O'Porter

“We tell each other everything. You take the rap for bad things I do, we have this amazing time together and then…

— Dawn O'Porter

“Yes, it’s unfortunate that we have been conditioned to see an alternative to motherhood as not normal. But you do all realise…

— Dawn O'Porter

“The importance of friends and family in times of need By Renée Sargent When people feel sad, what they need is attention.…

— Dawn O'Porter

I live in 50s/60s/70s sundresses with cardigans.

— Dawn O'Porter

I just want to clear something up... vintage doesn't mean cheap.

— Dawn O'Porter

“A successful working relationship has all the qualities of a bad relationship”

— Dawn O'Porter

I love the charm of fashion from the past, I love how the clothes were revolutionary and how they changed the way…

— Dawn O'Porter

“[...]so let's live by the words we preach rather than just say them on social media, let's be active in making a…

— Dawn O'Porter