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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Born: Jul 3, 1959
Being Me Men People Women You
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Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully. Julie Burchill
Youth Old Suicide Easier More Acceptable Passing Fame Than Gracefully Sanctuary Hollywood Much Growing Growing Old
There's something brave and touching about game girls of all ages keeping themselves smart in hard times - one thinks of those wonderful women during World War II drawing stocking seams in eyebrow pencil up the back of legs stained with gravy browning because nylons were so hard to get hold of. Julie Burchill
War Game Women Wonderful World Smart Girl Back Those Pencil Drawing Eyebrow About Something Touching Because Were Up Times Stocking Get Brave Legs Hold Stained Themselves Ages Hard Hard Times Keeping Gravy Thinks World War World War II
In Barcelona, things seem so different. For example, I know that it's traditionally the least Spanish city, but you'd never know they had a monarchy, coming here as a tourist - as opposed to the U.K., where the Queen is probably the best-known animal, vegetable and/or mineral going when it comes to overseas visitors. Julie Burchill
You Animal Queen Example Mineral Visitors City Seem Never Vegetable Had Tourist For Example Know Least Coming Opposed Overseas Going Where Different Spanish Barcelona Monarchy Things Here
Graham Greene famously said that all writers need a chip of ice in their heart; Cusk can come across as the most beautiful ice palace of stalactites and stalagmites, and some people find her company, albeit by proxy, about as inviting as a long weekend in a walk-in frigidaire. Julie Burchill
Beautiful Heart People Most Beautiful Some People Long Find All Writers Some About Weekend Writers Inviting Come Most Said Graham Graham Greene Ice Chip Across Company Palace Her Albeit Need
When actresses jump on the anti-Iraq bandwagon, they often combine down-home momism with an ignorance of Islamist intent which is truly awesome. Julie Burchill
Ignorance Awesome Combine Truly Jump Bandwagon Often Intent Which Down-Home Actress
It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself. Julie Burchill
Christmas Day Pleasurable More True Cliche Build-Up Itself Than May Much Actual
Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index. Julie Burchill
Myself Book First New Look New Book First Thing Am The First Thing Arts Whenever Sent Lively Thing
A good part - and definitely the most fun part - of being a feminist is about frightening men. Julie Burchill
Good Men Definitely About Part Most Feminist Frightening Being Fun
A woman who looks like a girl and thinks like a man is the best sort, the most enjoyable to be and the most pleasurable to have and to hold. Julie Burchill
Best Man Woman Girl Pleasurable Like Most Looks Sort Hold Who Enjoyable Thinks
As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for women. Julie Burchill
Women World Dangerous Better Men Liberal Dangerous Place Sexual Invariably More Better Place Ideas Most Makes Place
Because I was an only, I had more things, and I remember early on the kick I got from giving stuff away. Despite all the myths about only children not being able to share, actually I've never knowingly met a stingy one. Julie Burchill
Remember Giving Met Despite Kick Able About More Only Never Had Share Myths Stuff Knowingly Because Got Stingy Being Children Away Actually Things Early
People - and I include myself - get fat because they choose pleasure over self-denial. Julie Burchill
Myself People Pleasure Over Self-Denial Because Get Choose Include Fat
I just have a real problem with people who seek to portray fatness or thinness as moral concepts. Julie Burchill
People Problem Moral Seek Concepts Real Real Problem Just Who Portray
Big women do themselves a disservice when they attempt to become the Righteous Fat (the Righteous Thin are bad enough, all that running around and sweating, somehow believing it means anything). Julie Burchill
Women Big Become Enough Disservice Righteous Bad Running Somehow Attempt Around Anything Sweating Themselves Means Believing Thin Fat
As a militant troublemaker, I once wrote that it was the duty of every woman worthy of the description to upset men at least three times a day, on principle. Julie Burchill
Day Woman Men Three Duty Every Once Worthy Troublemaker Wrote Principle Least Times Upset Militant Description
Women, more often than not, do things which aren't remotely relaxing but are all about preening, which is just another sort of work. Julie Burchill
Work Women Relaxing About More Remotely Sort Another Than Often Just Which Things
Mind you, I've always been a very off-message type of fat broad; one who gladly admits she reached the size she is now solely through lack of discipline and love of pleasure, and who rather despises people (except those with proven medical conditions) who pretend that it is generally otherwise. Julie Burchill
Love You People Discipline Mind Otherwise Type Broad Despises Solely Pleasure Those Pretend Admit Rather Except Through Gladly Generally Reached She Always Proven Been Conditions Very Lack Size Who Now Medical Fat
My second husband believed I had such a fickle attitude to friendship that each Friday he would update the list of my 'Top Ten' friends in the manner of a Top Of The Pops chart countdown. Julie Burchill
Friendship Attitude Husband Fickle Top Top Ten Would Ten Chart Had He Friday Friends Update List Manner Pops Each Believed Second
Having 'best friends' is - at least for me - as outdated and small-minded a concept as the idea of 'Sunday best clothes.' Julie Burchill
Best Me Sunday Clothes Outdated Having Idea Concept Least Friends
To believe that one, or even three, mates can supply all the things one needs from one's friends is as stupid as believing married couples must do everything together. Julie Burchill
Needs Together Three Stupid Believe Everything Married Married Couples Must Supply Couples Mates Friends Even Believing Things
As I have got older, I have found myself making friends with the ease and swiftness that other people pick up fuzzballs on their jumpers. And I believe it is probably my lack of longing for 'The One' that makes me so popular. Julie Burchill
Myself Me People Longing Older Believe Other Ease Pick Makes Got Making Up Friends Lack Popular Found
The latest twist on the pampering concept is spa parties, where a group of friends take over an entire spa. Julie Burchill
Group Latest Entire Take Over Concept Parties Friends Where Twist
Can I just say here how much I hate the word 'pamper'? While pretending to celebrate and indulge women, it actually implies that their bodies are so revolting that even their 'me time' must be dedicated to turning them into living dolls if potential suitors are to be prevented from running screaming in horror. Julie Burchill
Time Me Celebrate Women Hate Word Pretending Living Say Must Running Horror Potential Implies Indulge How How Much Dolls Revolting Just Screaming While Them Much Turning Bodies Dedicated Even Actually Here
I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, one more fib won't hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion, posited in some touchy-feely quarters, that all women are, or can be, beautiful. Julie Burchill
Beautiful You Hurt Women People Care Believe Tooth Tooth Fairy Tell Easter All Women Some More Fairy Am Quarters Women Are Bunny Children Really Notion Santa Santa Claus Growing
What I find most upsetting about this new all-consuming beauty culture is that the obsession with good looks, and how you can supposedly attain them, is almost entirely female-driven. Julie Burchill
Good You Culture Beauty Good Looks Find About Entirely Attain Almost Obsession New Supposedly Most Looks How Upsetting Them
It shouldn't come as any surprise that those who choose acting as a profession are phonies who live in a fantasy world. What is surprising is how many of them are blissfully unaware of it. Julie Burchill
World Live Those Unaware Come Blissfully How Surprise Surprising Any Them Fantasy Fantasy World Acting Choose Who Profession Many
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