Alex Chow

“Honestly, this 'Where do you get your confidence?' chapter could be sixteen words long. Because there was really only one step to my body acceptance: Look at pictures of fat women on the Internet until they don't make you uncomfortable anymore. That was the entire process. (Optional step two: Wear a crop top until you forget you're wearing a crop top. Suddenly, a crop top is just a top. Repeat.)”
― Lindy West, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

“Expanding your body frees you to approach, act, and persist.”
― Amy Cuddy, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges

“IMPORTANT: One must NEVER EVER use tampons and Ben & Jerry's as each other's decoy purchases, as this suggests you are some sort of Bridget Jones situation who needs ice cream to soothe her menses a-bloo-bloos, which defeats the entire purpose of decoy purchases, Albert Einstein.”
― Lindy West, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

“It's better to be tough than strong, better to be clever than intelligent.”
― Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit