“Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.” Quote by Mariella Frostrup
“Too often we forget that an ideal partner is someone who enhances an already full existence.” ForgetExistenceIdealsPartners Author:Mariella Frostrup
“Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.” GirlAttributesConfirmationNegationRomantic Relationship Author:Mariella Frostrup
“For most of us, when our 'dreams' - I use the word with reservations - came true, and marriage and motherhood became a reality, the romcoms, like horoscopes, swiftly lost their allure.” UseDreamRealityLostMotherhoodOur DreamsReservationsAllureHoroscopes Author:Mariella Frostrup
“From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women determined to change the course of the future for themselves and their families.” CoursesGenerationsFeminismSouthDeterminedSouth AfricaSierraChadSierra LeoneMozambique Author:Mariella Frostrup
“In romance we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.” NeedsFeelsRomanceOppositesDetailsPartnersIntimateAvoidingConfrontationLethargyFoiblesZoom Author:Mariella Frostrup
“There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.” PeopleNeedsEnoughHelpingIssuesSeriousTomsCouchesTherapistsRushing Author:Mariella Frostrup
“When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure.” PlayHalfResponsibilityRolesWillingToughVolunteerAllureGoing Gets ToughSupporting Roles Author:Mariella Frostrup
“As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.” WorldPurposeForeverSpeciesSuitsDoers Author:Mariella Frostrup
“It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.” CircumstancesEasierDespairDisadvantagesTots Author:Mariella Frostrup