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“I spent the summer cloaked in shame, seething with jealousy. I envied other women's bodies. i envied fat women who draped their luscious curves without any embarrassment, thighs quaking as they walked. I envied thin women lounging effortlessly in T-shirts and shorts, nothing pinching or pudging, just smooth skin over smooth muscle over delicate bones. I envied anyone who didn't hate their body. People who ate without hesitation or pre-emptive shame at how all those calories would stretch over their flesh. It was about beauty, yes, but it was also just about belonging. People treat you with kindness and an invitation to belong if they like the way you look.”
Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread

Lauren  Hough
“But the thing I know about depression is if you want to survive it, you have to train yourself to hold on; when you can see no reason to keep going, you cannot imagine a future worth seeing, you keep moving anyway.”
Lauren Hough, Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing

Akwaeke Emezi
“Maybe we were all pretending to be fine because the world gave us no other option.”
Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji

Victoria Jenkins
“When you’re already strange, she thinks, you don’t need the help of other weirdos to make you even odder.”
Victoria Jenkins, The Argument

Madeleine Ryan
“People are obsessed with what they don't allow themselves to have, and then they become controlled by it. Forbidden fruit is everyone's main meal.”
Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth

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