The idea that I get to kind of redefine what is beautiful and whose story deserves to be told and showcase that you know, big women have love lives and complex colorful lives like everybody else, that’s really important to me. Shannon Purser Read Quote
I do feel like young people feel pressured to be extraordinary in a new way. Of course everybody is extraordinary in their own special way… but not everybody has been an activist, or volunteered somewhere incredible, or has perfect scores. So it’s a lot of pressure to put on young people. Shannon Purser Read Quote
I think temptation is ever present to become something that you think is more socially acceptable. Shannon Purser Read Quote
I think people find it so easy to write off teenagers and millennials as just being like these shallow, self-centered people who don’t have anything real going on and who are always just on their cell phones. But being a teenager is really hard. Shannon Purser Read Quote
I think the media in general hasn’t been very kind to fat women or fat people. We see so many insensitive portrayals of plus-sized people. That kind of stuff really affected me – not even necessarily the portrayal of fat people, but the absence of fat people. Shannon Purser Read Quote
I didn’t really have a normal high school experience. I was home-schooled and went to a co-op, so basically a school with about maybe 200 other home-schooled kids that would come together for classes. Shannon Purser Read Quote
Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It’s not just this neat little issue you can put into a box. Shannon Purser Read Quote
Technology is a double-edged sword for sure. You can use it to get in touch with somebody, to get to know somebody, to have really meaningful conversations, or you can use it to hurt and bully people. Shannon Purser Read Quote
I’ve found beauty in such unexpected places. I think the most beautiful thing you can do is be yourself and to own it. Shannon Purser Read Quote
