“So go ahead and
make your way
Back from the edge
of yesterday
No one knows what
Can't be known
'Cause when you start
You're all alone
But take enough steps
Take enough steps
Take enough steps
And someday
Someday you'll be home
---Heather Wells, Untitled”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“and standing before me a bloodied bottle of Absolut in her hand, is Mrs. Allington, her pink jogging suit drenched, her chest heaving, her eyes filled with contempt as she stared down at Rachel's prone body. Mrs. Allington shakes her head. "I'm a size twelve," she says.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“It is a documented fact. I read it in People magazine.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“You can learn a lot from letting other people talk, and just listening to what they have to say.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“See,” she’s saying. “I told you, Heather. You’re too nice to win. Too weak. Not in good enough shape. Because size twelveis fat. Oh, I know what you’re going to say. It’s the size of the average American woman. But guess what? The average American woman is fat, Heather.''[...]
It takes me a while to realize that the breathing isn’t my own. When I’m finally able to see, I look up, and see Rachel laying at my feet, blood pouring out of an indentation on the side of her head and tingeing the rain puddles all around her pink.And standing before me, a bloodied bottle of Absolut in her hand, is Mrs. Allington, her pink jogging suit drenched, her chest heaving, her eyes filled with contempt as she stares down at Rachel’s prone body.Mrs. Allington shakes her head.
“I’m a size twelve,” she says.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“Ya?" Aku bersandar penuh harap di susuran tangga. "Alasanku melarangmu melakukan penyelidikan ini sendirian,"
aku menduga - yah, baiklah, berharap - dia akan berkata begitu, "Itu karena aku tidak sanggup membayangkanmu membahayakan dirimu sendiri. Kau tahu, aku mencintaimu, Heather. Aku selalu mencintaimu.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“I once saw her throw a Juicy Fruit wrapper on the ground in Central Park. She doesn’t even feel guilty about littering.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“Para pembunuh tidak sepintar itu. Mereka, pada kenyataannya orang-orang yang sangat bodoh. Itu sebabnya mereka membunuh: Kecerdasan mereka begitu terbatas, sehingga mereka tidak bisa melihat jalan keluar yang lain.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“Could there be three other words in the English language more effective at striking terror deep within the heart than "Got a minute?”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“If there are three words in the English language worse than "Got a minute?" they can only be "About last night...”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“I'm going to fall in love with someone else just as soon as I can. I swear. But in the meantime, is it so wrong that I enjoy his company?”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
“No! It isn't fair! Rachel is EVERYONE'S type! I mean, she's attractive and athletic and well put together and successful and went to Yale and is making a difference in the world. What about ME? What about nice girls like me, who are just...well, nice? What about the nice girls? How are we supposed to compete with all of these competent, athletic, shower-taking girls, with their diplomas and their Palm Pilots and their teeny tiny butts?”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Size 12 Is Not Fat
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