I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce! — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind. — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship. — Mariella Frostrup Incompatibility Copy Share Image
Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London. — 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
Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow. — Mariella Frostrup Adulthood Copy Share Image
Whenever the party-girl tag gets attached to my name, it makes me want to snort with derision. — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I'm a control freak. And more so now that I have children. — Mariella Frostrup Children 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… — Mariella Frostrup Book Copy Share Image
Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in; external situations cause internal friction; you grow apart and then bounce… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Mixed messages are just part and parcel of the romantic terrain, and rather than berate yourself for any crossed wires, you'd do… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
With longer life spans and better health and education, many feel that giving birth to a baby a mere couple of decades… — Mariella Frostrup Baby Copy Share Image
When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role… — Mariella Frostrup Allure Copy Share Image
Placing 'amicable' and 'separation' together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of… — Mariella Frostrup Agony Copy Share Image
Since so many romantic comedies vary little in their storyline, the success or failure of such movies depends largely on whether we… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I hate the thought of my children being glued to a screen. Children only play on computers all day because their parents… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
With the Internet, we can communicate instantly across the globe, but the net also makes it possible for us to shrink ever… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I love my children, but I don't really want to talk about them. I'm not that much of a freakish middle-aged mother,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Choosing to mother your kids full-time may seem to some the easy choice, eschewing as it does the stresses and strains of… — 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… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular mythology, the best and most durable relationships are based not on vulnerability or passion but on a conjugation of… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
When I last looked, there weren't queues of eager guys under 40 hanging outside single ladies' doors begging them to give up… — Mariella Frostrup Babies Copy Share Image
Translating any insights I have for strangers' lives into positive action in my own has proved a challenge. While I've learned a… — 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… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for. — Mariella Frostrup Challenges Copy Share Image
The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn't a good one. — 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
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 can't sleep in an isolated place without pills, earplugs, and both my children in bed with me for fear of scary,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
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 Birds Copy Share Image
Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Every adult has the right to choose who they wish to spend their lives with, and we're all capable of making mistakes,… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of… — Mariella Frostrup Depression Copy Share Image
Loneliness and rootlessness are just symptoms of an insecurity that assails us all when hitting this midlife moment. The world appears intent… — 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… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I love physical books, can't bear to throw them away, and am drowning under the weight of my collection, but I do… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I've been accused of riding roughshod over others' emotions, and I admit, when I feel a friend is being over-indulgent, my patience… — 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… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
I wasn't allowed to be clever when I was young and blonde, but now I am 50 and an old blonde, I… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
