“That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character.” CharacterBlackRightsMovementJudgingSkinsFatsCivil RightsTallYellowCivil Rights MovementJudge MeCivil Right Movement Author:Pam Grier
“But the body fails us and the mirror knows, and we no longer insist that the gray hush be carried off its surface by the cloth, for we have run to fat, and wrinkles encircle the eyes and notch the neck where the skin wattles, and the flesh of the arms hangs loose like an overlarge sleeve, veins thicken like ropes and empurple the body as though they had been drawn there by a pen, freckles darken, liver spots appear, the hairah, the hair is exhausted and gray and lusterless, in weary rolls like cornered lint.” KnowsSelfBodyEyeRunningFailingHairArmsSkinsMirrorsAgingSurfaceFleshFatsSpotsNecksPensGrayWearyExhaustedVeinsRopeSleevesWrinklesLiverHushNotchesFrecklesCornered Author:William H. Gass
“I will not have Botox. You know why? Because I eat! I eat the fat, I eat the vegetable, I eat everything. If you exercise and you don't eat enough, it takes its toll on the skin.” IfsKnowsEnoughExerciseSkinsFatsVegetablesTollsBotox Author:Salma Hayek
“You know Latin people? African-American people? How our skin ages more slowly? Even though we're dramatic, we move our faces, we eat higher-fat foods, we're the ones with fewer wrinkles - it makes you wonder.” PeopleKnowsAgeFacesMovingWonderHigherSkinsFatsAfrican AmericanDramaticLatinFewerWrinkles Author:Salma Hayek
“I find the female tragedy of insecurity to be hilarious. We get obsessed over issues like the tiny skin tags on our backs or that we're fat. You read one line in a magazine and it sends you into a tailspin.” LinesIssuesFemaleSkinsTragedyTinyFatsMagazinesObsessedInsecurityTagOne Line Author:Lake Bell
“Burn, burn tree and fern! Shrivel and scorch! A fizzling torch To light the night for our delight, Ya hey! Bake and toast ‘em, fry and roast ‘em! till beards blaze, and eyes glaze; till hair smells and skins crack, fat melts, and bones black in cinders lie beneath the sky! So dwarves shall die, and light the night for our delight, Ya hey! Ya-harri-hey! Ya hoy!” LightEyeLyingNightDiesBlackTreeSkyHairSkinsDelightBonesSmellFatsHeyEmsCracksBeardToastsTorchesDwarvesFerns Book:The Hobbit Source: The Hobbit
“The intruder hesitated, turned, and anchored itself in the corner, where the ceiling met the wall. It sat there, fastened to the paneling by enormous yellow talons, still and silent like a gargoyle in full sunlight. I took a swig from the bottle and set it so I could still see the creatures reflection. Nude and hairless, it didn't carry a single ounce of fat on its lean frame. Its skin stretched so tight over the cords of muscle, it threatened to snap. Like a thin layer of wax melted over an anatomy model. Your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman.” StillsWallMetsCreaturesModelsReflectionSkinsSilentCornersEnormousFatsSatMusclesFriendlyBottlesYellowLayersSunlightThreatenedCeilingsSnapsAnatomyCordsNeighbourhoodsTalonsIntrudersGargoyles Author:Ilona Andrews
“It seems like suffering's the only time we can see what's essential. If peace ever comes back I'm making a vow: I'll design myself special glasses. They'll block out whether people are fat or thin or beautiful or weird-looking, whether they have pimples or birthmarks or different coloured skin. They'll do everything suffering's done for us, but without the pain. I'm going to wear those glasses for the rest of my life.” PeopleIfsDifferentDoneSeemsPainBeautifulSufferingSpecialDesignEssentialsSkinsGlassesFatsBlockOnly TimeVowPimplesBirthmarks Book:The Night is for Hunting Source: The Night is for Hunting
“Nothing in the world is so soft and pleasing to the touch, as the skin of a woman's thigh. No flower, feather or fabric, can match that velvet whisper of flesh. No matter how unequal they may be in any other ways, all women, old and young, fat and thin, beautiful and ugly, have that perfection. It's a great part of the reason why men hunger to possess women, and so often convince themselves that they do possess them: the thigh, that touch.” MenWorldWayMayMatterReasonBeautifulYoungFlowerPerfectionSkinsHungerUglyFleshFatsReason WhyConvinceFabricFeathersShantaramThighsVelvet Author:Gregory David Roberts
“At first, the idea of doing a 90-minute workout in a 40 degree room sounded like torture. But the sweating is exactly what I became addicted to. My body changed dramatically almost immediately. Within three classes, I noticed less belly fat. My knees and legs are stronger than ever now; my arms have definition for the first time in my life; and my posture is much, much better. I also feel completely energized from all of the deep breathing. I leave class relieved of any anxiety I went in with, and the sweating and detoxifying make my skin feel great.” FeelsFirstsIdeasBodyThreeRoomsClassMinutesChangedArmsDegreesAnxietyYogaFirst TimeSkinsStrongerDefinitionsLegsFatsBreathingKneesTortureWorkoutBellyPostureRelievedDeep BreathSweatingStronger Than EverDeep Breathing Author:Rebecca Romijn