Carolyn Mackler · 256 pages
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“The Fat Girl Code of Conduct:
1. Any sexual activity is a secret. No public displays of affection.
2. Don’t discuss your weight with him.
3. Go further than skinny girls. If you can’t sell him on your body, you’d better overcompensate with sexual perks.
4. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever push the relationship thing. ”
― Carolyn Mackler, quote from The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
“Does "doing exactly what I want" mean not thinking about other people's feelings? Because that's just not the kind of person I am.
Maybe it can mean whatever I want it to mean, like taking care of myselfand not letting people walk over me.”
― Carolyn Mackler, quote from The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”
― Carolyn Mackler, quote from The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
“Does "doing exactly what I want" mean not thinking about other people's feelings? Because that's just not the kind of person I am.
Maybe it can mean whatever I want it to mean, like taking care of myselfand not letting people walk over me”
― Carolyn Mackler, quote from The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
“It’s said that actions speak louder than words,” he went on, “but we still need words. We need to speak and we need to be heard.”
― Sylvia Day, quote from One with You
“If I have to bar the door, I will. I can be a
very accommodating man, lass, but you’ve
sorely tried my will. I’ve given you until tomorrow
to trust me with whatever you’re
hiding. After that, I can promise you won’t
like my hospitality any longer.”
“I don’t like it now,” she said crossly. She
waved her hand in his direction. “You can
leave. I’ll only be going to bed now.”
― Maya Banks, quote from In Bed with a Highlander
“retribution [sic] for the wrongs I have committed.”
― Ben Macintyre, quote from Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
“I hate how I don't feel real enough unless people are watching.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, quote from Invisible Monsters
“It was the kind of day that glittered and beckoned like a foretaste of heaven. The snow no longer fell, but lay thick and silver-white on the ground. The sun dazzled and the sky was a rich, celestial blue. On such a day as this, the whole world might change.”
― Tracy Rees, quote from Amy Snow
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