Gail Porter Quotes

My parents' marriage was very rocky. They were always arguing. When they split up when I was in my 20s, my brother and I were both delighted because we knew they weren't good for each other.

Gail Porter

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After marriage, most women keep aside their aspirations and dreams as their priorities change.

Manju Warrier
- Women
- Change
- Marriage
At first blush, it seems odd that loser lit books are rejected initially, then go on to be fiercely loved by legions of readers. This apparent contradiction might be due to the fact that if they didn't screw up their lives, most losers would be the kind of power-elite, Type A go-getters whom readers love to hate.

Kate Christensen
- Up
- Love
- Power
I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them.

Fiona Shaw
- Time
- Good
- America
Priority is placed on the chastity of women. You can be corrupt, or a murderer and still hold your head up high on the street without problems, whereas if there are any suspicions of your chastity and moral behaviour as a woman, you get lynched.

Safak Pavey
- Up
- Women
- High
Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that? And it should be original; it should not be cliched. So the way I looked at history was not to accuse it of failure.

Orhan Pamuk
- World
- Good
- History
I'm organized, but receipts tend to mess up my system. They're barbarians! So I store them in a notepad.

Lake Bell
- Up
- System
- Mess