“Our culture has the power to convince skinny people they are fat, young people they are old, old people they can be young, beautiful people they are plain, plain people they can be beautiful, poor people they can be rich,… — 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
