The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed. Caitlin Moran More Quotes by Caitlin Moran More Quotes From Caitlin Moran The motto I have penned on my knuckles is that this is the best world we have--because it's the only world we have. It's the simplest math ever. However many terrible, rankling, peeve-inducing things may occur, there are always libraries. And rain-falling-on-sea. And the moon. And love. There is always something to look back on, with satisfaction, or forward to, with joy. There is always a moment where you boggle at the world--at yourself--at the whole, unlikely, precarious business of being alive--and then start laughing Caitlin Moran rainmathfall I'm SO glad I spent 10 years being sad and lonely. Caitlin Moran being-sadlonelyyears I know people go on about Twitter, but it is amazing. It's whatever you want it to be, and all the women got in there before the boys. Caitlin Moran goes-onboyspeople I was brought up in the '80s. I was born in 1975. So by the time I got to 10 and I kind of knew that I probably was going to have to be a grown-up lady at some point, the feminine role models that I had were kind of the cast of "Dynasty" and "Dallas." And I just found that terrifying. Caitlin Moran dallasrole-modelsroles If I'm going to spunk £500 on a pair of designer shoes, it's going to be a pair that I can a) dance to 'Bad Romance' in and b) will allow me to run away from a murderer, should one suddenly decide to give chase. Caitlin Moran shoesrunninggiving Why on earth have I, because I'm a woman, got to be nice to everyone? Caitlin Moran being-niceniceearth There's something so free about being a fan and being enthusiastic about stuff - you attract all the other people who are also loving and enthusiastic when you're sending out signals of love. When you start to communicate cynicism and hatred, it leads you down a completely different path. Caitlin Moran differenthatredpeople You don't need to be legendary all the time. You can just be legendary for 10 minutes a day. Caitlin Moran legendaryminutesneeds But as the years went on, I realised that what I really want to be, all told, is a human. Just a productive, honest, courteously treated human. Caitlin Moran honestwantyears The problem with battling yourself is that even if you win, you lose. Caitlin Moran problemifswinning One of the great things about being a writer/journalist is that my boss loves me to go out and do features on being someone else. I did a feature on Kate Middleton, where I went to an incredible fancy state home in the countryside, put on a wedding dress and posed for engagement pictures with a fake Prince William. Caitlin Moran bossfakehome I feel in my bones that Lady Gaga is a true strident feminist and good for my soul - but how do I square this with the fact that she's constantly walking around in her bra and pants, even at, like, airports and stuff, where even nudists wear a fleece and linen drawstring trousers? Caitlin Moran airportsfeministsquares If you're not a confident person, pretend to be one. Caitlin Moran personsifs Any action a woman engages in from a spirit of joy, and within a similarly safe and joyous environment, falls within the city-walls of feminism. A girl has a right to dance how she wants, when her favourite record comes on. Caitlin Moran wallgirlfall I want a Zero Tolerance policy on All The Patriarchal Bullshit. Caitlin Moran equal-paybullshitzero A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. Caitlin Moran libraryfestivalscommunity If you do it properly, life is art, really. Caitlin Moran ifslife-isart If you've been fat, you will always feel and see the world as a fat person; you know how difficult it is... It's the same coming from a working-class background... it never leaves you. Caitlin Moran fatsclassworld Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag. Caitlin Moran crushhairmen It's actually technically impossible for a woman to argue against feminism. Without feminism, you wouldn't be allowed to have a debate on a woman's place in society. You'd be too busy giving birth on the kitchen floor, biting down on a wooden spoon so as not to disturb the men's card game, before going back to hoeing the rutabaga field. Caitlin Moran gamesgivingmen
