Jenn Jackson

“It’s also about stripping away fantasies—like the fantasy that we live in a fair and equal meritocracy, and everyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and overcome their own oppression if they try hard enough. There are very real consequences to looking a certain way in our society, and we must acknowledge those consequences, both as a means to understanding and healing our own individual body image issues, and as a means to building a more equitable and just society so that future generations don’t have to fight the same battles.”
― Jessi Kneeland, Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues

“A small tree with strong roots will outlive a big tree with weak ones.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Storm? Shine your light and make a rainbow.”
― Richie Norton