“Living your life according to what everyone else might think of you is to cede control of who you are. It is to outsource your identity to a bunch of strangers who do not know you.”
Tag: women's non-fiction
Inferno
"I was so preoccupied with the idea of losing my body, it had never occurred to me that I might lose my mind."
I Feel Bad About My Neck
“Oh, how I regret not having worn a bikini for the entire year I was twenty-six. If anyone young is reading this, go, right this minute, put on a bikini, and don't take it off until you're thirty-four.”
Everything I Know About Love
“Nearly everything I know about love, I've learnt from my long-term friendships with women.”