“It’s pretty much impossible to expect impressionable teenagers to react positively to difference when mainstream values obsessively promote a religious adherence to prejudicial norms.” — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“Their sole purpose is to make you feel bad about your life because you’re not rich and famous.” — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“Eventually, I managed to peel it off, bit by bit, scratching at each piece until it was finally gone.” — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“Reading celebrity magazines is like eating poo. Don’t do it: it’s bad for your health.” — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“Our culture has the power to convince skinny people they are fat, young people they are old, old people they can be young, beautiful… — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“It’s a shame that much of the media have emphatically refused, for a very long time, to represent diversity, because they play a crucial… — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“It’s inescapable – we live in a world where what’s seen as successful, fashionable or beautiful is heavily shaped by a power base with… — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“My disability, it transpired, was the least of my problems. The real question became: how do I defend myself against the constant onslaught of… — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“I’m not quite sure what a normal life is. Surely everyone’s life is normal to them?” — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“I can’t help noticing that the few people I’ve met in my life who haven’t ‘suffered’ much have also been monumentally boring.” — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
“And, in order to make us buy things we don’t need, advertisers have to make us believe that we need them. Desperately. So they… — Francesca Martínez Copy Share Image
