Skye

“- You look fine.
- Right. I look fine. Except I don't, said Zora, tugging sadly at her man's nightshirt. This was why Kiki had dreaded having girls: she knew she wouldn't be able to protect them from self-disgust. ”
― Zadie Smith, On Beauty

“Beauty work is labeled “self-care” to make it sound progressive”
― Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

“She did what girls generally do when they don't feel the part: she dressed it instead.”
― Zadie Smith, On Beauty

“Sometimes you get a flash of what you look like to other people.”
― Zadie Smith, On Beauty