Skinniness Quotes

“She was every inch the skeletal goddess that had been promised by the bones of her feet.”
― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places

“And yet, at the same time, it feels disingenuous of me not to acknowledge that on a literal level, having a small body, a slender body, has long been related to my sense of self, even my sense of freedom.”
― Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts

“Zora, why do you think dese li'l slim women was put on earth?"

"Couldn't tell you to save my life."

"Well, dese slim ones was put here to beautify de world."

"De big ones, musta been put here for de same reason."

"Ah, naw, Zora. Ah don't agree wid you there."

"Well then, what was they put here for?"

"To show dese slim girls how far they kin stretch without bustin'.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Mules and Men