Grace Helbig > Quotes

“When life gives you lemons, you exchange them at the store for something more edible.”
― Grace Helbig

“Pop culture is just a rubik's cube of shit stacked on shit. And it's always turning and you can't figure it out. Ever. Unless you're a tiny Asian boy who can do it SO quickly! Where did this metaphore go? In Kim Kardashian's butt!”
― Grace Helbig

“Young love is so ridiculous, as is middle-aged and old love. And it’s also hilarious. When have you ever felt so vulnerable and wonderful and terrible at the same time?”
― Grace Helbig

“We’re all just trying to get through this sh*t storm called life together. Remember that.”
― Grace Helbig

“Smart people ask for help, because it’s a much more efficient way of doing things than wasting time doing it the wrong way.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“Surround yourself with people who are the ketchup to your french fries-they make you a better version of yourself. Yes french fries are amazing on their own, but combined with ketchup they are a force. Spend time with people who bring out your true flavors, but don’t overpower you.”
― Grace Helbig

“Spend time with the people who bring out your true flavors but don’t overpower you.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“Once a month, a woman turns from a beautiful flower into an angry hippopotamus.”
― Grace Helbig

“Clothes are like friends and fake plants: invest in the ones that will last.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It

“But there’s no need to be discouraged, you skin-covered meat puppet of potential.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“I like to watch beauty gurus who are younger than me on YouTube to get inspired to take showers. Even just thinking about them is making me pissed and somehow motivated.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“Foodies intimidate and terrify me. But when I imagine what a life based around a truffle-oil obsession must be like, I laugh. So dumb.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“11. You can get it at Target.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“I tried to compete with my ill-fitting Calvin Klein button-up shirts that I got at Ross and my imitation mini-ish skirts I got from the DEB. If you’re not familiar with DEB, it’s like the trashy stepsister of Forever 21 that takes F21 out for her twenty-first birthday, pumps her full of Jell-O shots, and convinces her to get a bald-eagle tattoo.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It

“20. Don’t lean your chair back. You really don’t need to. By nature airplanes are the most uncomfortable–leaning a chair back isn’t going to make you content, it’s going to make you an asshole. If you really NEED to get those ten to twenty extra reclining degrees, at least buy the person behind you a drink.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“The most helpful advice I can give you is to work hard. Take it or leave it. But if you leave it, make sure you recycle it–don’t litter. There’s a tip!”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“Don't sit under an orange tree waiting for apples to grow.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“1. Deodorant CAN be perfume.

This was almost the title of this book. I carry travel-sized deodorants in my bags, because I'm self-conscious about how I smell and I'm forgetful when it comes to basic hygiene.”
― Grace Helbig

“7. Dress appropriately for your work environment.

We get it; you want everyone to know how creative and interesting you are. Well, let your personality do that for you rather than your crop top and feather shoes.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“Amy is one of my favorite people in the fashion industry. She's smart, stylish and simply not a dick.”
― Grace Helbig

“My roommates and I looked at each other and screamed, "BEANS!" in unison, like we hadn't eaten in weeks.We were holding hands, jumping up and down and celebrating, while the guy at the register tried to understand how we functioned on a normal basis.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“Love takes work but it will be a labor of love if you do it right.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up

“you look at a lot of the popular shirts on any Nasty Gal, Brandy Melville, or H&M website, chances are you can re-create it. It’s so easy to click on a site and buy a trendy T-shirt with invisible credit-card money, but TRUST ME, it’s even more rewarding to make your own similar shirt for a fraction of the price and celebrate your savings alone in your house with your dog! Most iron-on letters and transfer paper cost less than $10.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It

“you look at a lot of the popular shirts on any Nasty Gal, Brandy Melville, or H&M website, chances are you can re-create it. It’s so easy to click on a site and buy a trendy T-shirt with invisible credit-card money, but TRUST ME, it’s even more rewarding to make your own similar shirt for a fraction of the price and celebrate your savings”
― Grace Helbig, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It

“WHAT A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. My horniness deflated like a sad week-old birthday balloon.”
― Grace Helbig

“And hey, by the way, your eyelids look fantastic.”
― Grace Helbig, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It

“After dinner, we went back to his dorm and drank Smirnoff Ice and I gave him his V-Day gift: my virginity.”
― Grace Helbig

“I really believe that beauty is completely comical. It’s goddamn ridiculous. Fabrics and textiles can define us? The convex and concave shapes that make up our bodies can devalue us? The amount of skin you have on one of your eyelids can determine a career? So dumb!”
― Grace Helbig, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It