Caitlin Moran

“I can't live in a world where there are only, like, four kinds of women. Or where every woman is obsessed with cake. The very least I ask is that we have one female character in the world wh...”

“If every woman who's had an abortion took tomorrow off in protest, America would grind to a halt. And that would be symbolic: because women grind to a halt if they are not in control of thei...”

“The idea of not being able to control my own fertility genuinely terrifies me. That one mistake might change your life. That everything I am, and do, could be ended by the repeal of laws our...”

“I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.”

“When I learned that flour pound for pound has as many calories as sugar, and that when eating pasta you're basically eating cake, I was size 23, and my neck was restricting my breathing, and...”

“I hate that tabloid idea of anybody who is famous having to forfeit their privacy.”

“Feminism means something - legislation, cultural change - but 'Girl Power' meant nothing more than being friends with your friends.”

“I love puffins. They are small, round gothic birds, and their babies are called pufflings.”

“I once went into a meeting, and every woman put her a million-pound bag on the table. Then I'm there with my tote bag and anorak. And I'm like, well, I'm still the most important person in t...”

“I remember, around age three, peas growing in the back garden. Pinching them from their pods and popping them in the mouth was my first realisation that food came from somewhere other than a...”

“I don't campaign for the end of the aristocracy or the upper classes; I don't really want to destroy anything at all. I just want more plurality.”

“People get really scared when women reclaim words, talk about themselves honestly and also make jokes because it's a really unstoppable combination.”

“Men have made the world. And they've made a brilliant job of it. I love men. You know, men, you built Paris and you invented The Beatles, and, you know, and you've taught dogs to say 'sausag...”

“I can't think of anything I hate more than a former punk - they are the most self-righteous people in the world.”

“I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.”

“I like a little bit of revolution. I think it's a very good hobby for a young woman. Better than squash.”

“It used to be if you wanted something nice to wear, you would sew it yourself for your body type. Women before the 20th century didn't have this problem. Now, it seems we're all squeezed int...”

“Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag.”

“Simultaneously, my two biggest heroes are Susan Sontag and Morticia Addams from 'The Addams Family.'”

“As far as I'm concerned, you're a feminist by default if you're born in the Western world right now.”