Women run the small country called Home, millions of us do it in our spare time, and no one who doesn't run that small country really knows what it feels like in the dead of night when task lists jitter… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
“Women used to have time to make mince pies and had to fake orgasms. Now we can manage the orgasms, but we have to… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
Women now influence the majority of consumer purchases. It is women's votes that will secure victory at the next election, hence the altogether delicious… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
“One of the best things about having children is that it enables you to have the same loving memories as another person - you… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
“The way I look at it, women in the City are like first-generation immigrants. You get off the boat, you keep your eyes down,… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
“Being your slave, what should I do but tend Upon the hours and times of your desire? I have no precious time at all… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
My husband is old-fashioned and kind, he does the greatest Sinatra impression, and I'd never have written anything if he hadn't read all those… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
“She laughed now, and the sound of it--clear as a bell, dirty as a rugby match--turned heads all along their row.” — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
“"There is an easy standoff between the two kinds of mother which sometimes makes it hard for us to talk to each other. I… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
Going through puberty, that Cape Canaveral of the hormones, young girls are in love with the idea of being in love, trying it out… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
When we talk about women's struggle to balance their lives, certain men growl, 'If you can't stand the heat, get back to the kitchen.'… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the things that might seem slight or amusing but which I feel have a kind of profundity. — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
Children are the proof we've been here . . . they're where we go to when we die. They're the best thing and the… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
