“This is what it look like when it WORKS?”

“The default assumption tends to be that it is politically important to designate everyone as beautiful, that it is a meaningful project to make sure that everyone can become, and feel, increasingly beautiful. We have hardly tried to imagine what it might look like if our culture could do the opposite—de-escalate the situation, make beauty matter less.”

“There is something about someone trusting you enough with their secrets that it makes it easier to trust them. It’s like they’re opening their heart and in return yours should open up to them, too.”

“There's a simplicity and a sense of adventure to being alone, and I sometimes envy you for having it, as you explore Paris. Even when you're getting your heart broken, you can still wake up and not know what's going to happen next.”

“Thanking your donor should be an opportunity to brag about the donor instead of your organization.”

“I am a woman and a warrior. If you think I can't be both, you've been lied to.”

“Learning to be an adult was learning that your best was rarely quite enough.”

“Nothing in life is fair. Fair is a dirty word and I'll thank you not to use that language around me.”