I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn't escape the city. I like to… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
For many young women, the dream of independence and a home of their own is a tantalising goal, while a lifetime devoted… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren't getting married! — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Coming from a broken home, I wanted to be as sure as I could be that my kids would have two parents… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
You only need to look at Jane Austen to see how crossed wires can become a defining aspect of romantic life. Then… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Quite honestly, if we do manage to destroy the planet with our devil-may-care attitude to natural resources, I'd suggest we leave, as… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I used to go out with someone who was a really great diver, and we used to go to all the great… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy's heart beat for her, 'Pride and Prejudice' would barely have made it into a short… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
As we mature, there are people with whom we run out of steam, but there are also those with whom a little… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I used to routinely turn down things that might compound the impression that I was some kind of vacuous blonde. But now,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy's heart beat for her, 'Pride and Prejudice' would barely have made it into a short story. Their… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we've put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
It's a universal truth that no parent wishes to acknowledge that the fear and phobias we are in thrall to in adulthood almost invariably… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too! — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Writers want to talk. They can't wait to tell you what they've been thinking. And because they've been in solitude, they've had some fairly… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
The point of the feminist movement wasn't simply to set our underwear on fire and muscle into small spaces in the male-dominated workplace, but… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I used to go out with someone who was a really great diver, and we used to go to all the great dive spots… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
As for tweeting and texting: impassioned discussions, particularly when they're intimate, don't work in abbreviated script messages. No relationship should begin or end in… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority. — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
