“Women used to have time to make mince pies and had to fake orgasms. Now we can manage the orgasms, but we… — 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… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
I've struggled with depression, and the signs that I was falling apart - having heart palpitations at 4 A.M. - were there… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
“The thing about teen idol," Louisa is saying, "is he morphs through time. The boys' faces and names change, but the emotional… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
Every so often, you come across a member of the younger generation who makes you think, 'Well, perhaps the future's going to… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
I forget the derivation of Boxing Day, but the feeling of wanting to invite your loved ones outside one at a time… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
People say that time is a great healer. Which people? What are they talking about? I think some feelings you experience in… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
Women run the small country called Home, millions of us do it in our spare time, and no one who doesn't run… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
The times you don't make it are the ones children remember, not the times you do. — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
You learned that if you're tired enough, you can sleep sitting up. That the unendurable is perfectly endurable if you just take… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
Working mothers' laughter comes hardest when our double life is revealed for what it is: a juggling act in which the balls… — 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
