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Quote by Sloane Crosley
In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as

In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as a cookie at a co-workers party, women will flock to your side, assuring you of your appealing physique. This is how skittish we are about the dangers of anorexia and the pressures of body image. – Sloane Crosley

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I have a disproportionate amount of faith in the goodness of the world and that everything will actually work out okay. – Sloane Crosley

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