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title: "1 Seventeen Cosmogirl Quotes By Petra Collins"
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> [I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/i-remember-being-12-or-13-and-reading-seventeen-and-cosmogirl-they/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

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## More by Petra Collins

> [Success doesn't happen overnight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/success-doesn-t-happen-overnight/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/when-you-see-stories-about-women-that-aren-t-being-told-by-women-it/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [With social media and all the new technology, there's just more interfaces around and reminders to constantly be working on our body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/with-social-media-and-all-the-new-technology-there-s-just-more/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [Just being with a group of girls and experiencing sadness together - it's a pretty powerful thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/just-being-with-a-group-of-girls-and-experiencing-sadness-together-it/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/i-remember-being-12-or-13-and-reading-seventeen-and-cosmogirl-they/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/i-m-used-to-seeing-women-being-degraded-slut-shamed-harassed-for-what/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [My mom had been a script supervisor in Hungary, but you can't just jump into that in Canada without knowing any English. She worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/my-mom-had-been-a-script-supervisor-in-hungary-but-you-can-t-just/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [I started out taking photos of my friends on, like, disposable cameras, and I documented my younger sister and her friends all through high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/i-started-out-taking-photos-of-my-friends-on-like-disposable-cameras/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [There's definitely a romanticism of youth, like, everywhere. Specifically with women, they kind of only exist between the age of 15 to 25.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/there-s-definitely-a-romanticism-of-youth-like-everywhere/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/hashtag-activism-is-a-catalyst-but-things-have-to-actually-happen-in/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/social-media-has-been-such-a-big-important-thing-for-young-artists/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [I'm either working or I'm lying in bed the entire day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/i-m-either-working-or-i-m-lying-in-bed-the-entire-day/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [The selfie is a powerful tool, but it can also be dangerous, and I am fascinated with the process of it because there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/the-selfie-is-a-powerful-tool-but-it-can-also-be-dangerous-and-i-am/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [I look for subjects who have stories to tell - who are looking to tell something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/i-look-for-subjects-who-have-stories-to-tell-who-are-looking-to-tell/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

> [It's so important for women to create images of women - or any group, at that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-collins/it-s-so-important-for-women-to-create-images-of-women-or-any-group-at/)

[Petra Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-collins/)

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