Poppy Quotes

Childhood bullying was a big part of my life.

I was badly bullied when I was in the seventh grade - relentlessly, mercilessly - by a group of 12-year-old girls. And it left me with a determination that no matter what, I had to throw my shoulders back, stick out my chin, and project a sense that no one and nothing could hurt me. That turned out to be a life-changing mistake.

Once, in high school, on a field trip away from school, some girls brought razors to shave their legs and threw them at me and told me to kill myself. But they were all insecure. They were angry, snapping at everybody.

When I was in fifth grade, I got bullied really nastily about my appearance.

I still have in me the same awareness when I was 12 and chubby and a girl was spitting in my face. I'm the same person.

I don't why I was bullied. I was quite shy and skinny. Very nerdy, very bookwormish. I think I was just a target.

I've been bullied my whole life, whether it was about my peers or comments on Instagram or Twitter, whatever. And I never talked about my story, really. I feel like I've kind of accepted it because I realized that just comes with the territory.

I've been actually really very pleased to see how much awareness was raised around bullying, and how deeply it affects everyone. You know, you don't have to be the loser kid in high school to be bullied. Bullying and being picked on comes in so many different forms.

I was made fun of by a lot of other kids in such a way that I didn't feel like I was human.

I was a bit of a loudmouth, and I was in an environment where the elements aligned to have kids smack the hell outta me once in a while.

The harassment and the bullying that students face is a learned behavior.

I didn't have any friends. I was bullied. I didn't play sports.

I was bullied in elementary to middle school. It messed with my self esteem.

When I was growing up as a kid, it was always, 'Oh, you're being bullied. Well, toughen up. Get some tough skin and deal with it.' That's how we were told to deal with it, and it's not that simple.

I grew up getting bullied and fighting a lot.

Kids will always find something to pick on, whether it's your color, your religion, the way you look, your size. You try and stand up for yourself, but it's really difficult when you've got 20 or 30 girls against you.

I would write these novels about bullies in school: 'The Bullies: a Novel.'

I became a victim of mean girls. I became the victim of myself.

I was bullied in first grade, and it's definitely not fun. But always tell somebody instead of holding it in. Communicate with people and just say, 'Hey, I'm being bullied. I need help.'

I paid for my name a lot when I was growing up because other kids teased me.

As a unique person, I was bullied badly as a teen.

I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.

I realized that bullying never has to do with you. It's the bully who's insecure.

There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone.

When you're bullied in high school, even if it's the smallest amount, or you're actually tortured, I feel like everybody carries that with them. They always think of that one person who treated them badly in high school.