Julie Burchill Quotes

A collection of quotes by Julie Burchill.

Julie Burchill is a British author, journalist, and broadcaster known for her provocative and outspoken views. Born on July 3, 1959, in Bristol, England, she began her career as a writer for the New Musical Express (NME) during the punk era in the late 1970s. Burchill has since authored numerous books and written columns for various publications, often discussing topics such as feminism, politics, and popular culture. Her writing style and controversial opinions have gained both praise and criticism throughout her career.

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.

Grief Grieving

As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a be

As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for women.

Liberalism

It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's

It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast.

Face Faces

A good part -- and definitely the most fun part -- of being

A good part -- and definitely the most fun part -- of being a feminist is about frightening men.

Women

The freedom that women were supposed to have found in the Si

The freedom that women were supposed to have found in the Sixties largely boiled down to easy contraception and abortion; things to make life easier for men, in fact.

Women

Show me a frigid women and, nine times out of ten, I'll show

Show me a frigid women and, nine times out of ten, I'll show you a little man.

Sex

Fact is, famous people say fame stinks because they love it

Fact is, famous people say fame stinks because they love it so - like a secret restaurant or holiday island they don't want the hoi polloi to get their grubby paws on.

Famous

My dad didn't drive - the only dad I knew who didn't.

My dad didn't drive - the only dad I knew who didn't.

Dad

I don't really care what people tell children - when you bel

I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, one more fib won't hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion, posited in some touchy-feely quarters, that all women are, or can be, beautiful.

Women

As a child, I wanted only two things - to be left alone to r

As a child, I wanted only two things - to be left alone to read my library books, and to get away from my provincial hometown and go to London to be a writer. And I always knew that when I got there, I wanted to make loads of money.

Alone

As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be

As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning women on the bus, hearing them bang on about their aches and pains, both real and imagined.

Women

Women, more often than not, do things which aren't remotely

Women, more often than not, do things which aren't remotely relaxing but are all about preening, which is just another sort of work.

Women

One Christmas build-up tradition, however, has totally bypas

One Christmas build-up tradition, however, has totally bypassed me - that of going up to town and 'doing a show.'

Christmas