“We don’t have to morph into something disingenuous for the sake of appeasing others.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“No one’s comfort is more important than my peace of mind and well-being, and I need to stop feeling guilty about that.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“Get comfortable saying no. Once a people-pleaser realizes the world won’t crumble into smithereens if she says no or changes her mind, it’s a new day.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“I wish for a speedy death to the chill girl within all of us, a kiss of death to the malleable shell of ourselves surviving only on our socialized compulsion to people please. And a long and fruitful life to the woman who has patiently been waiting underneath.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“Having needs and expectations doesn’t make me difficult or some insatiable monster.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“A fixation on being perceived as nice or ‘sooo chill’ is a colossal waste of time.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“I’m this girl. I’m a no makeup girl. I was trying to create this public image that was elegant and stylish, but that was just so clueless because I should have focused on who I really am instead.”— Louise Linton, washingtonlife.com
“My best friend texts me after I instagram a photo of my roommate and me in a photobooth on a night where I overdrafted my account in order to buy drinks. ‘God your life looks so cool.'”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.com