"Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like……" — Julie Burchill
"Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they do not. It pays a whole lot better than this type of compulsion, but it is no more heroic."
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98 Quotes by Julie Burchill
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But just think what a boring, bread-and-milk world this would be without the boastful.
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Covering up, so far as I can see, is often the accompaniment to far more truly shameful behaviour than stripping…
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A good part - and definitely the most fun part - of being a feminist is about frightening men.
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Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself…
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