

“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.)”
― Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
― Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

“Expanding your body frees you to approach, act, and persist.”
― Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
― Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
“Whose side are you on?
The side of not getting killed. For future reference, that's the side I'm always on.”
― The Anomaly
The side of not getting killed. For future reference, that's the side I'm always on.”
― The Anomaly

“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.”
― Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
― Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

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