Skin And Bones Quotes (3 quotes)

“Feeling comfortable in my body isn't entirely about beauty standards. It is not entirely about ideals. It's about how I feel in my skin and bones, from one day to the next.”
― Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

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“Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at them that they do not eat as much and as frequently as they seem to.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“You're hardly more than skin and bones,' she said, her fingers luxurious against my scalp.

'Winter does that to poor mortals,' I said, fighting to keep the sharpness from my tone.

She huffed a laugh. 'If you're wise, you'll keep your mouth shut and your ears open. It'll do you more good here than a loose tongue. And keep your wits about you- even your senses will try to betray you here.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

tags: a-court-of-thorns-and-roses, advice, alis, feyre, feyre-archeron, poor, sarah-j-maas, skin-and-bones, starving, wits

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