“As it turned out, my greatest fear in life had become expectations.”
— Julie Murphy
“She was right. Karma was a bitch, but so was I.”
— Julie Murphy
“It’s okay. Suddenly, the pain is starting to fade.””Yeah, revenge does that.”
— Julie Murphy
“I don’t really enjoy it, Mom.””And you’ve always felt this way?””I don’t know. I guess I want a break.”
— Julie Murphy
“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
“I don’t get it – how you can feel like there are no consequences for living with your feelings on your sleeve.”
— Julie Murphy
“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.”
— Julie Murphy
“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.”
— Julie Murphy
“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
“You are what you eat. What would YOU like to be?”
— Julie Murphy
“Spiders don’t chew. They send a special liquid into their prey. The prey’s insides turn to mush. Then the spider sucks up its tasty lunch!”
— Julie Murphy
“A male frigate bird blows up a wild red pouch on his neck. He can keep it puffed up for hours. It is his way of impressing the girls.”
— Julie Murphy