Beth Jones

“The lives of a vulnerable minority should never have been put into the hands of the majority in a media landscape that is all too happy to be powered by the fumes of a toxic debate.”
― Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

“The first time I took Valium was the first time that I experienced being unbothered by my own body. The thing is, until the calm of that little pill spread its lovely little tentacles all through me, I had absolutely no idea how uneasy in my own skin I'd always felt. I am not just talking about pain, either. It's more of an extreme and ever-present awareness of my body, as if I don't quite fit myself properly, as if my flesh is a pair of underpants that is forever sliding up the butt crack of my soul.”
― Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

“I want the world to stop demanding gratuitous details in exchange for empathy. Entertainment in exchange for understanding.”
― Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

“Fat jokes were my bread and butter which is a shame because that kind of bread and butter is basically a shame sandwich, and shame is never part of a healthy balanced diet.”
― Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette