Caitlin Moran

The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.

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 into random designs. They're designed for no one.

I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, very pale Celtic skin, so my legs are always a frightening blue color. So when you take out clothes that reveal your legs, shoes that have any kind of heel, no shop will actually take my money.

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 the room right now.

Our world is afflicted by poverty. Don't spend all this money on clothes!

I know people go on about Twitter, but it is amazing. It's whatever you want it to be, and all the women got in there before the boys.

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

Most women I know love the idea of fashion, but the practicalities that go with it are just distressing.

I think that instead of feminism being a political thing, it should be an act of creativity. It's more of a rock n' roll thing.

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

The word 'spinster' tells you everything you need to know about our attitude of women who choose not to marry.

The revolution doesn't always look perfect.

You can be socially accepted and tell the truth about what it is to be a woman.

The doughy-faced woman has been forced to sit on the sidelines of culture for too long, and it's now time for us to stand up with our big round faces like the moon and say we have things to say, too. We have a round-faced agenda we want to push.

Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.

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 shelf.

I see feminism as a massive party. It's cool, the idea that 50% of the population can now start doing things and having fun and experimenting with their hair and makeup.

You can crush any woman by suggesting that she's fat, not even saying the word 'fat' but just suggesting she's fat.

My parents were hippies. I'm the eldest of eight children.

When my children say, 'In the future, Mummy, will things get better or worse for humanity?' I say: 'Who knows, since Amy Winehouse died. It's all in the air now. Eat your broccoli.'