Ann Brashares Quotes

I don't look good in tights. I know that.

I don't have a supermodel body. I'm always trying to hide something.

The fact that one of these ladies was my mom made me particularly sad because my mom is beautiful. And she’s always on a diet. Sometimes, my dad calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear him.

I think what you feel like as a teenager never really goes away. If you were teased for being fat or thin or having bad teeth, you're always insecure about that particular area of yourself. So I've never thought of myself as any kind of beauty, iconic or otherwise.

Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.

It's difficult to be at events with a room full of women who weigh half as much as you do.

I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behind, I don't like my legs at all. I am not too sure about my chin, my forehead is a bit dodgy. But, overall, I can live with it.

My weight fluctuates, like any normal girl, and I have times when I feel insecure.

Self-esteem doesn't come simply from dressing well, but they are both something we can control. It's a missed opportunity when women say they don't have the money, figure, etc., because style is such a way to help cultivate the way women feel about themselves.

I don't want someone photographing my cellulite - I can't take it!

They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind.

I really do believe that my style is informed by the fact that I had such issues with my appearance at various times of my life.

I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.

I think it's fascinating that clothes can drastically transform someone's mood or the way they feel about their appearance.

It's not true that clothes look better on skinny girls; what counts is the attitude.

We used to take it really hard when people criticized us about what we were wearing, but not anymore.

I think every girl always has doubts about her body.

If I don't look the way I wanna look, I don't feel confident. I'm sure that's most people, but it really does affect my confidence if I'm not dressed the way I want to dress.

Everyone makes fun of my calves. They are so big. I don't really even like them, I don't really want them as big as they are, but I have no choice.

At the end of the day, we all have issues with our bodies.

I remember times putting on my shirt and having to tuck my stomach in because I didn't like the way it looked.

I'll have people ask if they can take a picture with me when I'm not wearing makeup and I'm like, 'I'm sorry, I don't have the self-confidence for that'.

Being good at fashion and beauty and girly stuff has been such a point of insecurity for me; I'm not good at coming up with jokes that make fun of other people for that, because I don't feel like I have a mastery of it myself.

I grew up with a lot of body image issues - not just about my weight, but I would always see these perfect orb, domed boobs on television, and think, "Mine don't look like that." I thought there was something wrong with me.

I'm so scared girls look at my breast implants and think, 'To get boys, you need big boobs.' I tell them, 'Don't get it done. Those fears go away. You develop other insecurities, but breasts aren't one of them.' I want to get them half-size.