A biography for Claudia Winklemanhasn’t been written yet.
“I'd love to spend a month in China.”
“Jane Austen is one of my all-time favourites.”
“I've never felt the need to show that I am either clever or tall because I'm not.”
“I think I was born aged about 86.”
“When you're down and have just split up from your partner everyone says you have to move forward. 'Get on with your life,' 'It's time to meet someone new,' and 'Don't think about the past' are phrases you'll hear for at least six months after the horrible event.”
“Christmas is not a time for laughter. Christmas is a time for pain.”
“I was a sucker for glamorous women in shoulderpads eating fancy things like eggs benedict.”
“Stockings are tricky for girls - you worry about them falling down all night and the idea that you dress up at 7pm so that your boyfriend can get excited about six hours later is just too much effort.”
“The character of Samantha Jones proved that women over the age of 40 could be magnificently sexy and attractive to men of all ages.”
“I like cookery shows much more than my husband, so I put them on the minute he goes away.”
“Facebook it turns out, is like MySpace but it's not scary. There aren't a lot of angry looking people with nose rings and um, issues.”
“I'm confident without make-up on and I only wear it for work.”
“The reason why those female celebrities are always in filthy moods is not because they're being hounded by men with massive cameras or because Ridley Scott cancelled their film. They just want to get their hands on a cheeseburger.”
“I like small actors. They are my absolute favourite.”
“Be completely honest - have you ever met someone who you thought was truly clever or interesting or witty who wore fawn?”
“Even when my mum used to edit the paper she would come home, put us to bed and then go back to the office. She must have been exhausted. She worked on Sunday papers so I always had her on Mondays. I loved Mondays! She would always be waiting for me outside school. I remember feeling very loved.”
“Yes, of course I love little Sarah Jessica Parker. I love the fact that when she accepts awards, she thanks everyone she's ever met and inanimate objects that have 'been kind to her.' And I love the fact that she hasn't had a flesh-coloured mole removed from her forehead (I'm not making it up; have a closer look next time she's on the screen).”
“Facebook is the first class of social networking. If MySpace is Camden Lock then Facebook is Harvey Nichols.”
“I've always thought MySpace sounds like a new estate agency in central London run by two men who favour large-lapel suits and goatees.”
“When I want to feel especially grateful, I think about the early days dressing up as an orange for Fruit Awareness Week.”