“My ideals told me that men and women could both go out to work and be ...” — Allison Pearson Quote

“My ideals told me that men and women could both go out to work and be truly equal. My children told me something more complicated, something I really didn't want to hear. Their need for me was like the need for water or light: it had a devastating simplicity to it.”

“One thing that did give me pause for thought, when I told my female friends now that I was writing about a 13-year-old girl, without exception they all said, 'I would not go back to being 13 for a million pounds.'”

“I think it's good that we're talking about it, but I think there's still a gendered nature to the way that people see female directors' skill sets. And I think we need to keep examining that. I don't know if people know how complicated the issue really is.”

“It must be a balance in everything we do, not too much of everything, keep it simple, not complicated.”

“I just make my music. It's not too complicated.”