Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.

It was the Spice Girls who messed it all up. And obviously, the appropriating of the phrase "girl power", which at that point overrode any notion of feminism, and which was a phrase that meant absolutely nothing apart from being friends with your girlfriends.

A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival.

Whenever I see a taboo, I just think that's something we need to drag screaming out into the light and discuss. Because taboos are where our fears live, and taboos are the things that keep us tiny. Particularly for women.

It's really best not to tell people when you feel bad. Growing up is about keeping secrets, and pretending everything is fine.

I’m neither ‘pro-women’ nor ‘anti-men’. I’m just ‘Thumbs up for the six billion

I loved Riot Grrl. Not only was it a punk rock revolution, but it meant you could get dressed for a night out for less than two pounds!