“My day-old son is plenty scrawny, his mouth is wide with screams, or yawny; His ears seem larger than he's needing, His nose is flat, his chin's receding. His skin is very, very red, He has no hair upon his head, And yet I'm proud as proud can be, To hear you say he looks like me.” LooksSeemsSonHairProudMouthsRedSkinsEarsWideLike MePlentyNosesFlatsScreamChins Book:For Partly Proud Parents Source: For Partly Proud Parents
“And so I continue in borderline poverty, save for my one indulgence, no, my single absolute necessity: I take cabs. Yes, on occasion, when I wish to see what people with unpleasant skin conditions are wearing, I do take the subway. I have never, I am proud to say, taken the bus, because people who take the bus have given up.” PeopleGivenWishPovertyTakenConditionsProudSkinsAbsolutesOccasionsBusIndulgenceGiven UpSubwayCabBorderline Book:I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey Source: I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey
“I perceived that I was on a little round grain of rock and metal, filmed with water and with air, whirling in sunlight and darkness. And on the skin of that little grain all the swarms of men, generation by generation, had lived in labour and blindness, with intermittent joy and intermittent lucidity of spirit. And all their history, with its folk-wanderings, its empires, its philosophies, its proud sciences, its social revolutions, its increasing hunger for community, was but a flicker in one day of the lives of the stars.” MenLittlesPhilosophyJoySpiritSocialStarsWaterCommunityDarknessGenerationsAirRocksRevolutionProudOne DaySkinsRoundsHungerFolksWanderEmpiresLabourMetalsGrainSunlightBlindnessLight And DarknessLight And DarkFlickerSwarmsLuciditySocial RevolutionOlafIntermittent Book:To the End of Time Source: To the End of Time
“I'm very proud of my skin and my face, and I have no problem not wearing makeup. I don't wear makeup because I feel like I need to cover myself up or because I don't feel confident. I wear makeup because it's fun; it's like painting on my face.” NeedsFeelsProblemFacesFunPaintingProudSkinsMakeupNo ProblemWearing Makeup Author:Zendaya
“Latin beauty means being proud of yourself and your culture; being sophisticated and beautiful; and embracing your complexion - whether you have light or dark skin - because it's gorgeous. We're such a beautiful rainbow of women.” MeanBeautifulCultureDarkProudSkinsLatinRainbowSophisticatedBe ProudGorgeousProud Of YouProud Of Yourself Author:Chrissie Fit