“I mean a fat, ugly man can still be funny and lovable and successful,” continued Jane. “But it’s like it’s the most shameful thing for a woman to be.” “But you weren’t, you’re not—” began Madeline. “Yes, OK, but so what if I was!” interrupted Jane. “What if I was! That’s my point. What if I was a bit overweight and not especially pretty? Why is that so terrible? So disgusting? Why is that the end of the world?”
― Big Little Lies
― Big Little Lies
“They say it's good to let your grudges go, but I don't know, I'm quite fond of my grudge. I tend it like a little pet.”
― Big Little Lies
― Big Little Lies
“women are like the Olympic athletes of grudges.”
― Big Little Lies
― Big Little Lies
“For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do something while I actively avoid doing it.”
― Hyperbole and a Half
― Hyperbole and a Half
“Every day I think, ‘Gosh, you look a bit tired today,’ and it’s just recently occurred to me that it’s not that I’m tired, it’s that this is the way I look now.”
― Big Little Lies
― Big Little Lies
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