I like a little bit of revolution. I think it's a very good hobby for a young woman. Better than squash.
Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
A majority of women's magazines feature women who do amazing things, but then the article focuses on how she ruined it with her shoes.
I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat.
In the end, I want to spend my 60s writing bonkbusters like Jilly Cooper.
I can't think of anything I hate more than a former punk - they are the most self-righteous people in the world.
Benedict Cumberbatch is very beautiful.
Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.
Oh God, are you supposed to collect things? I don't collect things. I like throwing things away.
I am pathetically law-abiding.
I love puffins. They are small, round gothic birds, and their babies are called pufflings.
I've generally got low levels of embarrassment.
If you read all your history books, there are no women in them.
The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.
Our world is afflicted by poverty. Don't spend all this money on clothes!
Most women I know love the idea of fashion, but the practicalities that go with it are just distressing.
If you're not a confident person, pretend to be one.
If you can find a frock you look nice in and can run up three flights of stairs, you're not fat.
I'm so glad I spent 10 years being sad and lonely.
I wrote my first book at eight, all of four pages. At 10, I did a 40-page story. At 12, I wrote two stage plays.
I think that instead of feminism being a political thing, it should be an act of creativity. It's more of a rock n' roll thing.
I loved Riot Grrl. Not only was it a punk rock revolution, but it meant you could get dressed for a night out for less than two pounds!
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.
I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.
