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title: "1 Difficult Woman Quotes By Jack Monroe"
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> [I'm not the spring chicken everyone wants. I've got a debilitating illness. The brave face is 'I'm busy with work' but I've sort of chucked myself on the scrapheap. That's why I'm single. I've resigned myself to being a difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-m-not-the-spring-chicken-everyone-wants-i-ve-got-a-debilitating/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

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## More by Jack Monroe

> [I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-m-publicist-patron-of-nine-charities-creative-director-food/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [My pregnancy changed my relationship with my body because I went from despising it to marvelling at what it can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/my-pregnancy-changed-my-relationship-with-my-body-because-i-went-from/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [There's all kinds of research that shows children operate best if they start the day with some proper food inside them - it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/there-s-all-kinds-of-research-that-shows-children-operate-best-if/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [I'm well-known for saying unsayable things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-m-well-known-for-saying-unsayable-things/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [I think as much as people moan at things like award ceremonies, it gives people role models. It provides real positive reinforcement that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-think-as-much-as-people-moan-at-things-like-award-ceremonies-it/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [Working 90 hours a week is easily racked up when you're self-employed and rely on portable tech to do your work; your train journeys,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/working-90-hours-a-week-is-easily-racked-up-when-you-re-self-employed/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [I'm very careful with the money I have, I pay myself the living wage, and I try to save the rest, because if life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-m-very-careful-with-the-money-i-have-i-pay-myself-the-living-wage/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [All kids are fussy eaters - they go through phases where they'll only eat red food or they just want to eat porridge. With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/all-kids-are-fussy-eaters-they-go-through-phases-where-they-ll-only/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [Working behind the cocktail bar was a different kind of escapism, a creative outlet with a newfound respect for alcohol. I didn't drink as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/working-behind-the-cocktail-bar-was-a-different-kind-of-escapism-a/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [I'm not organised, and I don't cope well with deadlines, structure and routine. I'm chaotic. Always have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-m-not-organised-and-i-don-t-cope-well-with-deadlines-structure-and/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [During my time at Essex county fire and rescue service, barely a shift went by without receiving a call from an elderly person who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/during-my-time-at-essex-county-fire-and-rescue-service-barely-a-shift/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [If I've learned anything in the last seven or eight years it's that my career flies by the seat of my pants and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/if-i-ve-learned-anything-in-the-last-seven-or-eight-years-it-s-that/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [I was a young mother with a dependent. I went from nice flat and fire service job to cold and hungry with a child.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-was-a-young-mother-with-a-dependent-i-went-from-nice-flat-and-fire/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [Until people realise benefits doesn't mean scrounger, and austerity isn't a fun middle-class way to grow your own vegetables, there's still a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/until-people-realise-benefits-doesn-t-mean-scrounger-and-austerity/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

> [I wear Doc Martens leather boots, so I'm not a vegan. I am a vague-one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-monroe/i-wear-doc-martens-leather-boots-so-i-m-not-a-vegan-i-am-a-vague-one/)

[Jack Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-monroe/)

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