List of Susie Orbach Quotes

The Insistence That The Commercialisation Of The Body Is A Fit Subject For Political Discussion And Intervention Is Well Overdue.

If I Were Afraid Of Wrinkles, I'd Probably Be Hiding In A Cupboard, Because I Have A Lot Of Them.

I'm The Sort Of Person Who Likes To Undo Everything.

I'm A Therapist And That Fascinates People Because They Think I Carry Secrets.

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.

The Parents' Job Is To Be There For Their Kids, Not The Other Way Round. Troubles Between Parents Need To Be Talked Through With Friends And Not Visited On The Children.

From A Child's Point Of View, There Is Rarely A Great Time For Parents To Separate, Even If There Has Been A Lot Of Commotion And Fighting.

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.

When I Was Growing Up, One Or Two Girls Were Beautiful, But It Was Not An Aspiration, Right?

No One Leaves A Long-term Relationship Scot-free Or Without Conflict.

We Know That Ever Woman Wants To Be Thin. Our Images Of Womanhood Are Almost Synonymous With Thinness.

Not That It Was Twiggy's Fault, But The Ubiquity Of Her Image Created A Sense In Young Women That To Be Stylish Meant To Be Skinny, Flat-chested With An Ingenue Face And Straight Hair.