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1 " I guess sometimes the perfection we perceive in others is made up of a whole bunch of tiny imperfections, because some days the damn dress just won't zip. "
― Julie Murphy , Dumplin' (Dumplin', #1)
2 " I've wasted a lot of time in my life. I've thought too much about what people will say or what they're gonna think. And sometimes it's over silly things like going to the grocery store or going to the post office. But there have been times when I really stopped myself from doing something special. All because I was scared someone might look at me and decide I wasn't good enough. But you don't have to bother with that nonsense. I wasted all that time so you don't have to. "
3 " I get what he means, because I think I've played pretend my whole life. I don't know when, but a really long time ago, I decided who I wanted to be. And I've been acting like her -- whoever she is -- since. But I think the act is fading, and I don't know if I like the person I am beneath it all. I wish there were some kind of magic words that could bridge the gap between the person I am and the one I wish I could be. Because the whole fake it till you make it thing? It's not working for me. "
4 " I don't get it - how you can feel like there are no consequences for living with your feelings on your sleeve. "
― Julie Murphy , Side Effects May Vary
5 " Mom, I feel good. This dress makes me feel like someone I didn't know I could be. I've never owned anything like it. But if when you see this - when you see me- you think it's a pity, that it's a shame I didn't lose a few, then screw you, Mom. Try harder. "
― Julie Murphy
6 " She was right. Karma was a bitch, but so was I. "
7 " As it turned out, my greatest fear in life had become expectations. "
8 " That’s because your parents can’t help you breathe if they can’t breathe for themselves. You understand? "
― Julie Murphy , Dear Sweet Pea (Dumplin')
9 " Just the thought of Dad crying made me cry too "
10 " I try not to cringe. Dog-earing a book feels like a violation of some sacred unspoken rule. "
― Julie Murphy , Puddin' (Dumplin', #2)
11 " Actually," Stacy says, "Stanley Tucci is everyone's type. "
― Julie Murphy , If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1)
12 " t’s not very easy to say no to fire-breathing mom dragons. "
13 " I don't exactly get to be moody or snappy when I don't feel like putting on a happy face, because when most people meet me, I'm already starting out with a deficit. Fat girls don't get that luxury. "
14 " I wish I could tell you that everything will be fine, but loving people is risky business. Things don’t always pan out how we think they should. But I gotta think that when the risk is worth it, it’s super worth it "
15 " The body I have shouldn't change how deserving I am of my dreams. - Millie "
― Julie Murphy , Pumpkin (Dumplin', #3)
16 " Sorry, dude.”“I’m not your dude!” shouts Ricky.“Whatever, dude,” Greg shouts back "
17 " Maybe ‘cause you don’t have to win a pageant to wear a crown. "
18 " Starting at a new school kind of stinks. Even if everyone is pretty cool. But it’s not the same. At my old school me and my friends started a club called Paranormal Appreciation Society. How could I ever find anything that cool again? "
19 " I can’t imagine any version of Oscar I wouldn’t want in my life. "
20 " Clover City is the kind of place you leave. It's love that either sucks you in or pushes you away. There are only a few who really make it out and stay out, while the rest of us drink, procreate, and go to church, and that seems enough to keep us afloat. "
