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Julie Burchill is a British writer born on July 3, 1959. Known for her sharp commentary and unique style, her work spans across various domains including politics, culture, and society.

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“It seems that one moment I was this little kid only caring about animals and flowers and stuff, and then the next minute I was this raging stew of hormones. I don't know if you've ever been a raging stew of anything, but I wouldn't particularly recommend it.”

Ifs Knows Littles Moments Seems Kids Next Stuff Animal Minutes Flower Caring Rage Adolescence Little Kid Hormones Stew

Book:Sugar Rush

Source: Sugar Rush

“Feminism seeks to turn the biggest, bloodiest carnivore in the world - passion - into a right-on cud-chewing vegan. It can never work. Sex was never meant to be that way. Sex, on the whole, was meant to be short, nasty and brutish. If what you want is cuddling, you should buy a puppy.”

Ifs World Way Want Should Whole Turns Passion Sex Feminism What You Want Meant To Be Vegan Nasty Puppy Were Meant To Be Chewing Cuddling Carnivores

Book:Sex & Sensibility

Source: Sex & Sensibility

“Sex, on the whole, was meant to be short, nasty and brutish. If what you want is cuddling, you should buy a puppy.”

Ifs Want Should Whole Sex What You Want Meant To Be Nasty Puppy Were Meant To Be Cuddling

Book:Sex & Sensibility

Source: Sex & Sensibility

“I've never been nostalgic, personally or politically - if the past was so great, how come it's history?”

Ifs Past Nostalgic

Author:Julie Burchill

“As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in line with the old Lerner and Lowe song, that it would actually benefit both them and society if - to quote Professor Higgins - a woman could be more like a man.”

Ifs Thinking Men Song Lines Modern Benefits Contrary Assumption Professors Lowes

Author:Julie Burchill

“If you want sex, have an affair. If you want a relationship, buy a dog.”

Ifs Want Sex Dog Affair

Author: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.”

People Ifs Writing Whole Hands Pay Type Consequence Awful Thirty Heroic Compulsion

Book:Sex & Sensibility

Source: Sex & Sensibility

About the Author

Born: July 3, 1959
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 130

Books & Sources

Welcome to the Woke TrialsRelated source material

Sex & SensibilityRelated source material

Made in Brighton: From the Grand to the Gutter: Modern Britain as Seen from Beside the SeaRelated source material

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