Latest Quotes

“It's too bad we're not all teddy bears. More stuffing would only make us cuter and cuddlier.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“Creativity > consumption.”

— The Minimalists, Minimalism

“I scroll through iPhone photos and see that if I delete pictures of myself with a double chin, I will erase all proof of my glorious life.”

— Helen Ellis, Eating The Cheshire Cat: A Novel

“What's more fragile than a woman's heart? A man's ego.”

— Mr. Amari Soul, Reflections Of A Man

“'Fat’ is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants to hurt her. I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me.”

— J.K. Rowling, Fan Fiction And Copyright

“I’m not going to miss 95% of life to weigh 5% less.”

— Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Complete First Year

“That’s the key, you know, confidence. I know for a fact that if you genuinely like your body, so can others. It doesn’t really matter if it’s short, tall, fat or thin, it just matters that you can find some things to like about it. Even if that means having a good laugh at the bits of it that wobble…”

— Dawn French, Dear Fatty

“I’ve been chained to my bathroom scale for two decades now. I’ve used the number on my scale to tell me if I’m valuable or not. I’ve let the number on my scale destroy many beautiful opportunities in my life such as scheduling family photos, having fun at the beach, or giving myself 100% in intimacy…”

— Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Complete First Year

“A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.”

— Publius Syrus, The Moral Sayings Of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave (1855)

“Mámá was fond of saying that nothing tastes as good as skinny feels—an aphorism I was pretty sure she'd cribbed from the thinspiration sites she subscribed to online—but I believed that anyone who said such things had never tasted chili-cheese fries with melted cheddar, fresh ground beef, and Tapati…”

— Nenia Campbell, Locked and Loaded (The IMA Book 3)

“I am, for some reason, actually happy with who I am and the muscle, the bones, and the flub that exist beneath these clothes. I don’t need to lose 20 lbs. to be attractive. I don’t need to starve myself of the good things of life to be healthy. And, I don’t need to chase someone else’s ideal of what…”

— Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Complete First Year

“Women are perfectly aware of any spare-tire, muffin-top bulge they may have. The last thing we need is a stranger reminding us that they're aware of it too.”

— Olive B. Persimmon, Unintentionally Celibate

“A scale can tell what a body weighs, but not its value.”

— Marty Rubin, Boiled Frog Syndrome

“I'll never be the size that has single digits and my thighs will always touch when I walk but I'm ok with that.”

— Sugar Jamison, Dangerous Curves Ahead: A Perfect Fit Novel

“I'm not a size zero, I'll never be a size zero, and the number of fucks I give about that is zero.”

— Lauren Gallagher, The Virgin Cowboy Billionaire's Secret Baby

“Always remember, that you are the most beautiful woman in the world. Your weight, your height, your eyes, your scars, your idiosyncrasies, your complexion, and your sartorial choices have nothing to do with beauty. The mirror lies darling. It does. Your heart is where all the beauty rests. And of co…”

— Manprit Kaur, The Little Book of Big Affirmations

“Aside from the fact that they say it's unhealthy, my fat ain't never been no trouble. Men have always loved me. My kids ain't never complained.”

— Alice Walker, Can't Keep A Good Woman Down

“Body acceptance means, as much as possible, approving of and loving your body, despite its ‘imperfections’, real or perceived. That means accepting that your body is fatter than some others, or thinner than some others, that your eyes are a little crooked, that you have a disability that makes walki…”

— Golda Poretsky, Stop Dieting Now: 25 Reasons To Stop, 25 Ways To Heal

“Eating is not a crime. It’s not a moral issue. It’s normal. It’s enjoyable. It just is.”

— Carrie Arnold, Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders

“I stuff another handful of Raisinets in my mouth. What gets me is the 'pretty face' bit. 'Cause I won't mind being reminded I'm fat as long as you water it down first. Why not say, Hey I'm going to insult you, but first I will congratulate your fortunate genetics and appropriate application of Bobbi…”

— Jen Lancaster, Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer