Inspiring thoughts that capture the spirit of The Body Image Book for Girls

“She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad.

No, she wasn’t beautiful for something as temporary as her looks.

She was beautiful, deep down to her soul.

She is beautiful.” ~Author Unknown

“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”

~Amy Bloom

“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.” ~Sam Levenson

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

~Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

“Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken.” ~Eve Ensler