Female body Quote by Melissa Febos Download Open image ““I did not choose my female body. But I chose every image painted on it.”” — Melissa Febos ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Female body
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Letting go of the cozy stories you've been carrying around is devastating. But there's more room for new stuff after you do it. — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
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I can only see right in front of me when I'm writing, you know? I never think of it as raw or personal or… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
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I think we all are born inside of our parents' narratives. We stay there for a good while. We are taught their narratives about… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
“Maybe that's all bravery is: when your hunger is greater than your fear. I resist the implication that bravery is noble. I must face… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
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“It was the first time anyone had broken up with me. It was a thing I had successfully avoided for thirty-two years.” — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
I can still discern people's weaknesses, but it doesn't make me want to exploit them; it makes me want to hug them. — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
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Once you stop talking about the female body empowering itself vis-à-vis male forays or invasions or male demands or the necessity to respond to… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
I was trying to develop a completely new, nonvoyeuristic approach to the female body as something other than a visual object. I wanted to… — Valie Export Copy Share Image
Alber Elbaz really understands the female body and his designs are so flattering to the female form. — Melody Gardot Copy Share Image
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The nationalism I seek is one that decolonizes the brown and female body as it decolonizes the brown and female earth — Cherrie Moraga Copy Share Image
“I have always enjoyed watching women dress. The appeal isn't sexual. Most girls' first glimpse of private female life is watching their mothers dress… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
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