Hot & Heavy Quotes

“My fat is political because when I show it off it really seems to piss people off. My fat is political because I’m keeping it. My fat is political because it’s fucking hot. My fat is my flag, my claim to fame, my battle scar, my secret fat girl society badge.”
― Virgie Tovar, Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion

“There’s an adrenaline rush that comes with denying the common rules of society: that I should always be trying to lose weight, that I should always be unhappy with some flaw. To say I am perfectly content with my body and all the parts that assemble it is nothing less than radical.”
― Virgie Tovar, Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion