The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things Appearances Quotes

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Quote #1

It made sense at the time. But now it dawns on me that it's easy for Anaïs to give that kind of advice when she's waify and gorgeous and people have stopped her on the street to tell her she should be a model. (2.30)

Sure, but Anaïs runs away from a city where models matter and joins the Peace Corps. Maybe being beautiful didn't make her life as awesome and fulfilling as Virginia thinks.

Quote #2

It's Brie Newhart, Brinna Livingston and Briar Schwartz. The Queen Bee Popular Girls of the tenth grade. Major requirements: be bony, be bitchy, and begin your name with "Bri." (4.36)

Virginia might think being skinny would make her have more friends, but if the only things you have in common are your weight and the first three letters of your name, maybe you're not really friends.

Quote #3

After a moment Brie says, "All I can say is, if I were that fat, I'd kill myself." (4.62)

Ironically, Brie almost kills herself trying to be skinny, and when this happens, the other popular girls ditch her since she's no longer looking so hot.