“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.” IfsKnowsLittlesMomentsSeemsKidsNextStuffAnimalMinutesFlowerCaringRageAdolescenceLittle KidHormonesStew Book:Sugar Rush Source: Sugar Rush
“Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist.” SeemsBitterBridgesBentCrowdedTouristsCanalsAmsterdam Author:Julie Burchill
“I wouldn't know how to fool a man any more. My deceiving days seem so long ago.” KnowsMenLongSeemsKnow HowFoolDeceivingLong Ago Author:Julie Burchill
“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 UK, where the Queen is probably the best-known animal, vegetable and/or mineral going when it comes to overseas visitors.” KnowsDifferentSeemsAnimalCitiesKnownExampleQueensVegetablesMonarchyTouristsVisitorsMineralsBarcelona Author:Julie Burchill
“It must be said that Brighton, unlike London, makes driving seem very appealing. Instead of glowering faces and angry horns on all sides, we have the coast road in front of us and the Sussex Downs just 10 minutes behind us.” SaidSeemsFacesSidesBehindsMinutesFrontsAngryLondonDrivingCoastHornsBrighton Author:Julie Burchill
“Nicole Kidman in particular seems to bring out the butt-kisser in the sassiest of hackettes, as they ceaselessly strive to portray her as some sort of cross between Mother Teresa and Marilyn Monroe.” SeemsMotherParticularCrossesStriveTeresaNicole Author:Julie Burchill
“The allegedly 'classy' magazines often seem to be in an endless, undeclared competition to see who can climb furthest up the fundament of Gwyneth Paltrow or Jennifer Lopez.” SeemsCompetitionEndlessMagazinesClimbsJennifer Author:Julie Burchill
“The truth of the matter is, beauty is a specific thing, rare and fleeting. Some of us have it in our teens, 20s and 30s and then lose it; most of us have it not at all. And that's perfectly okay. But lying to yourself that you have it when you don't seems to me simple-minded at best and psychotic at worst.” MatterSeemsLyingLosesSimpleWorstOkayTeensFleetingPsychoticLying To Yourself Author:Julie Burchill
