Paris: A Memoir for Young Women in the Age of Influencers

by Paris Hilton

There are many different kinds of intelligence.”

Stigma plus ignorance. A lethal combination.”

I don’t want them to learn from my mistakes; I want them to stop hating themselves for mistakes of their own. I want them to laugh and see that they do have a voice and their own brand of intelligence and, girl, fuck fitting in.

Know your worth, girls. You’re not lucky to be at the party; the party is lucky to have you. Apply as needed to relationships, jobs, and family.

You wear the clothes; the clothes don’t wear you.

after a while, they look numb. It’s impossible for them to see these statistics as children—but it’s impossible for me to see these children as statistics.

It was like the bucket shower thing; if you wanted to survive, you just accepted it.

but every woman who went through something with him—and others like him—has the right to process it in the way that works for her. No woman should be shamed for taking care of herself.

If you follow the crowd, you’re too late; whoever blazed that trail has moved on, so you may as well blaze a trail that suits you, even if other people don’t understand it.

wear what makes you feel good.

Even if the particular look doesn’t stand the test of time, the memory of that good feeling will.

It’s not about how much skin you show; it’s about who owns the moment.

STOP FUCKING PRETENDING. It takes too much energy and makes you paranoid.)

“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal.”

“What is your plan?” he asked. “Your wish? Your ambition? I ask this of all my clients: What do you want to achieve?”

“Don’t lie. Learn from Clinton and Nixon. You’re better off if you just cop to it and move on.”

The only people who don’t screw up are people who never do anything.

“silence means assent”; if you don’t speak up when something is wrong, it’s the same as agreeing with it.

I’m not trying to say I’m just like you. I’m trying to say I see you, and I think it’s possible that we know each other better than one might think.

The people who hurt you don’t get the last word. You get to tell the story of you, and your story has more power than you can imagine.