Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect.

If I were afraid of wrinkles, I'd probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them.

I've always felt very sympathetic from the first days of writing about women that, whatever the woman, whether she is trying to be a woman in the conventional sense or breaking the boundaries, those struggles are quite difficult.

I'm a therapist and that fascinates people because they think I carry secrets.

Beauty has been democratised. No longer the preserve of movie stars and models but available to all. But while the invitation to beauty is welcomed, it has become not so much an option as an imperative.

Public intellectuals come from a range of areas and use their expertise to comment more widely than just their field. They want to make a contribution to public space, and they stick their necks out to do it.

No one leaves a long-term relationship scot-free or without conflict.