“As her lungs pumped and her head cleared, she wondered if all the effort she’d put into blotting out the pain had deadened her ability to feel pleasure, too. What a shame. What a loss.” — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“She'd even violated the only sensible rule of dieting she'd ever run across, the sage advice of the Muppets' Miss Piggy, who recommended never eating anything bigger than your head.” — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“Light mayonnaise is like masturbation—it approximates the real thing but leaves you unfulfilled, ultimately leading to fantasies about diving face-first into a big-ass jar… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“A punching bag. The guy was pounding on a punching bag. That realization took about a nanosecond to register in her brain before the… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“And I want cabana boys named Raoul to rub warm, fragrant oil all over me, from head to toe, all over my throat and… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“As her lungs pumped and her head cleared, she wondered if all the effort she’d put into blotting out the pain had deadened her… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“Dear God, there couldn't be a single thing more humiliating in this entire world. Unless, of course, Hairy had been out here in his… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
I think we love who we love and there’s not a damn thing that can be done about it. — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“She'd even violated the only sensible rule of dieting she'd ever run across, the sage advice of the Muppets' Miss Piggy, who recommended never… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“Have you ever met a man who looked so damn delicious that you wanted to sop him up with a hot buttermilk biscuit and… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“That’s the kind of dress that belongs on the floor, all wrinkled up, with the zipper broken and the sleeves torn. That dress isn’t… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
I wanted to be strong when I went back to Persuasion. Strong and beautiful and totally together. I dreamed of the day I’d get… — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
“Ah, Milk Duds. The official candy of pissed-off fat women everywhere” — Susan Donovan Copy Share Image
