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81 " People told us that comparison was the thief of joy. But the real culprit was competition. "
― Laurie Elizabeth Flynn , The Girls Are All So Nice Here
82 " She's her full height, confidence sweeping behind her like the train of a wedding dress. "
― Laurie Elizabeth Flynn , All Eyes on Her
83 " She could probably be beautiful, if she wanted to be. But maybe she wants to be something more. Good for her. I'm sick of the world telling us we have to be pretty in addition to everything else we already are. I'm sick of playing into it. "
84 " We're girls, Elle. We make one wrong move, and we're villains. There's no in between. We never had it both ways. "
85 " When you're a girl, you have to scream to get anybody's attention. And even then, all they want you to do is shut up. "
86 " How my grandma wrote me letters asking all about college. I’d write lies back, telling her classes were interesting and the weather was great and of course I’d made some friends, the girls are all so nice here. "
87 " Flora and I were different. She thought good things happened to good people. I know that girls are exempt from that logic. Good alone gets us nowhere. "
88 " people don’t envy the girls who are the smartest and prettiest. They envy the ones who are smart and pretty without trying. "