“Even when I was beautiful, I’d gotten hurt. I think I just wanted to be miserable in a way that made me feel beautiful.” BeautyAgingAgeismLookismSelf Hated Book:Softie: Stories Source: Softie: Stories
“I was shy by nature, and rendered worse in that respect by a consciousness of my own ugliness. I am certain that nothing so much influences the development of a man as his exterior—though the exterior itself less than his belief in its plainness or beauty.” Self EsteemSelf ImageLookism Book:Boyhood Source: Boyhood
“People are nice to me because of how I like, and part of me likes that, but part of me feels guilty because I haven't done anything to deserve it.” AestheticsBeauty StandardsLookism Book:Stories of Your Life and Others Source: Stories of Your Life and Others