“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,
Dumplin'
“I think maybe it’s the things we don’t want to talk about that are the things people most want to hear.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“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, Dumplin'
“All my life I’ve had a body worth commenting on and if living in my skin has taught me anything it’s that if it’s not your body, it’s not yours to comment on.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“There’s something about swimsuits that make you think you’ve got to earn the right to wear them. And that’s wrong. Really, the criteria is simple. Do you have a body? Put a swimsuit on it.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“There's some kind of peace that comes with knowing that for every person who is waiting to be found, there's someone out there searching.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Then he left, and with him he took the sun, the moon, the stars, and anything inside of me that might have been good.” ― Julie Murphy, Side Effects May Vary
“I think you gotta be who you want to be until you feel like you are whoever it is you're trying to become. Sometimes half of doing something is pretending that you can.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Good friendships are durable. They're meant to survive the gaps and the growing pains.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Perfection is nothing more than a phantom shadow we’re all chasing” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“I don't get why we call it a crush when it feels more like a curse.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“I may be uncomfortable, but I refuse to be ashamed” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“I wanted nothing more than to feel something, but I didn't know how to deal with what came after the feeling.” ― Julie Murphy, Side Effects May Vary
“This is me. Back me up or back the fuck out.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“My first kiss. It's the fastest thing that lasts forever.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Marcus mumbles something about PMS and to my surprise, from the kitchen, Bo says, “Why can’t she just be having a shitty day? You don’t need to make up some bullshit reason why.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“In a hundred years, no one would know us, but this moment for us would last as long as we did.” ― Julie Murphy, Side Effects May Vary
“Beautiful, he says. Fat, I think. But can’t I be both at the same time?” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Sometimes figuring out who you are means understanding that we are a mosaic of experiences. I’m Dumplin’. And Will and Willowdean. I’m fat. I’m happy. I’m insecure. I’m bold.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“I think maybe it’s the things we don’t want to talk about that are the things people most want to hear.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“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, Dumplin'
“All my life I’ve had a body worth commenting on and if living in my skin has taught me anything it’s that if it’s not your body, it’s not yours to comment on.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“There’s something about swimsuits that make you think you’ve got to earn the right to wear them. And that’s wrong. Really, the criteria is simple. Do you have a body? Put a swimsuit on it.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“There's some kind of peace that comes with knowing that for every person who is waiting to be found, there's someone out there searching.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Then he left, and with him he took the sun, the moon, the stars, and anything inside of me that might have been good.” ― Julie Murphy, Side Effects May Vary
“I think you gotta be who you want to be until you feel like you are whoever it is you're trying to become. Sometimes half of doing something is pretending that you can.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Good friendships are durable. They're meant to survive the gaps and the growing pains.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Perfection is nothing more than a phantom shadow we’re all chasing” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“I don't get why we call it a crush when it feels more like a curse.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“I may be uncomfortable, but I refuse to be ashamed” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“I wanted nothing more than to feel something, but I didn't know how to deal with what came after the feeling.” ― Julie Murphy, Side Effects May Vary
“This is me. Back me up or back the fuck out.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“My first kiss. It's the fastest thing that lasts forever.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Marcus mumbles something about PMS and to my surprise, from the kitchen, Bo says, “Why can’t she just be having a shitty day? You don’t need to make up some bullshit reason why.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“In a hundred years, no one would know us, but this moment for us would last as long as we did.” ― Julie Murphy, Side Effects May Vary
“Beautiful, he says. Fat, I think. But can’t I be both at the same time?” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
“Sometimes figuring out who you are means understanding that we are a mosaic of experiences. I’m Dumplin’. And Will and Willowdean. I’m fat. I’m happy. I’m insecure. I’m bold.” ― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'
