Cruel world Quote by Roxane Gay

“I wish I was as thin as I was when I thought I was fat.”

— Fridge magnet

“The fact is that I’m fat because life is a snarl of physical, emotional, and cultural forces both in and out of my control.…

— Lindy West

“I feel happier when I feel thinner and I am much more pleasant to be around.”

— Sam Harris

“I chose fat and functional over slender and miserable.”

— Andrew Solomon

“It suddenly hit me—it was nearly impossible to take good care of something I hated. I’d spent so long hating my body that I…

— Jessica Ortner

“Then there was the realisation that I didn't actually feel that much better when I was thin(ner). In fact the 'thin' version felt worse…

— Helen Brown

“I used to float along in all of this, like a leaf on a coursing stream, but i am heavier now, less easily moved,…

— Anne Giardini

“Don't ever lean your whole weight on happiness, Jimmy. You fall too hard too hard when it gives away”

— Chester Himes

“While I may hate that I was once fat, I am absolutely thankful that I grew up relying on something other than beauty.”

— Liza Palmer

“He didn’t want to be this thin man whose desires were barely covered by skin, standing absolutely still. But everytime he moved there was…

— Stephen Dunn

“Eventually the burden becomes too heavy and you outgrow the weight of the world. You feel the fear and live anyway, a more authentic…

— Nikki Rowe

“Obese people have really begun to eat up a lot of my free time. That’s the skinny on my life.”

— Jarod Kintz