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> [A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy. But for the idealist, it is only the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/a-cynic-should-never-marry-an-idealist-for-the-cynic-marriage/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

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## More by Julie Burchill

> [As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/as-a-precocious-teen-i-dreamed-of-being-graham-greene-well-as-it/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [Being a child is horrible. It is slightly better than being a tree or a piece of heavy machinery but not half as good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/being-a-child-is-horrible-it-is-slightly-better-than-being-a-tree-or/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [People - and I include myself - get fat because they choose pleasure over self-denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/people-and-i-include-myself-get-fat-because-they-choose-pleasure-over/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [My dad didn't drive - the only dad I knew who didn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/my-dad-didn-t-drive-the-only-dad-i-knew-who-didn-t/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [In my third husband I had discovered a blissfully laid-back type who thought it nothing less than hilarious when I misread the map on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/in-my-third-husband-i-had-discovered-a-blissfully-laid-back-type-who/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [I believe, literally, in the God of the Old Testament, whom I understand as the Lord of the Jews and the Protestants. I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/i-believe-literally-in-the-god-of-the-old-testament-whom-i-understand/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/a-cynic-should-never-marry-an-idealist-for-the-cynic-marriage/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [Surely being a Professional Beauty - let alone an ageing one - is one of the most insecure and doomed careers imaginable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/surely-being-a-professional-beauty-let-alone-an-ageing-one-is-one-of/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [Can I just say here how much I hate the word 'pamper'? While pretending to celebrate and indulge women, it actually implies that their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/can-i-just-say-here-how-much-i-hate-the-word-pamper-while-pretending/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [May I just single out for salutations, on the "anti-war" side: Pop Stars For Appeasement, Dancers Against Democracy, Actors For Apathy, Fashionistas For Fascism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/may-i-just-single-out-for-salutations-on-the-anti-war-side-pop-stars/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [From paying off friends' tax bills to rescuing stray dogs and stuffing £20 notes into the hands of homeless people, I can't get rid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/from-paying-off-friends-tax-bills-to-rescuing-stray-dogs-and-stuffing/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [Nicole Kidman in particular seems to bring out the butt-kisser in the sassiest of hackettes, as they ceaselessly strive to portray her as some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/nicole-kidman-in-particular-seems-to-bring-out-the-butt-kisser-in-the/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [Hooliganism incarnate, a walking, talking, screaming, squawking metaphor for What's Wrong With Young People Today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/hooliganism-incarnate-a-walking-talking-screaming-squawking-metaphor/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in middle age (unless they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/i-am-firmly-of-the-opinion-that-women-who-make-a-lot-of-effort-to/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

> [People often yearn back to more innocent times, but more and more, as I get older, I find myself hankering after more jaded days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/people-often-yearn-back-to-more-innocent-times-but-more-and-more-as-i/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

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