TJ Powar Has Something to Prove Quotes

“People will try to make you feel good by saying everyone is beautiful, but what they really mean is written into all those empty beauty campaigns where they only ever show people who still fit the standard or are just a tiny bit deviant from it— just enough to still be acceptable. Maybe they’ve got body hair, but it’s only some peach fuzz and a bit of stubble under their arms. Maybe they’re plus-sized, but they still have the correct chest-to-waist-to-hips ratio. Maybe they’re going makeup-free, but their skin only has a few small imperfections to begin with. Then everybody pats themselves on the back because they’re so inclusive, wow, everyone is beautiful.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“Now it’s a theory.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“Don’t you dare let them ruin something you love.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“Not the way he looks, but the way he makes her feel, just by standing next to her. Safe. Anchored. Understood. Even if he doesn’t realize it, he gave that to her. And she’ll never settle for less.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“You can be ugly and a lovable person at the same time, I promise. I hope that will count for more one day in the eyes of society, but it can count in yours. Being beautiful is nice, but it’s not something to pin your self-worth on. And your worth is definitely not debatable.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“You can’t spend your life being afraid no one will love you if you are yourself. If you cannot be yourself with someone, that is not love. That is settling.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“You know, the fact that you think you have to prove you’re worthy of respect in a debate resolution is pretty pathetic. Get it through your head. You can’t control if people like Liam respect you. If someone wants to hate you, they’re going to find a reason. The only thing you control is whether you respect yourself. And—and—and—and you clearly don’t!”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“Simran’s quiet for a long second. “For what it’s worth, the right person wouldn’t reject you for being hairy.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“The problem, of course, is that it’s so much easier to hide than face her greatest insecurity. What she needs is a way to force herself to commit.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“I shouldn’t have listened to them in the first place. But it’s hard not to feel like they’re right sometimes. Like maybe I’ll . . . miss out on things in life, because of how I look.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“And you’re . . .” He taps her nose condescendingly. “Welcome.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“The truth of it is that humans are ugly little creatures by our own standards, and no one’s immune to being human, although some of us try to hide it.”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

“What’s really a disease, and what’s just diversity? Who gets to decide?”
― Jesmeen Kaur Deo, TJ Powar Has Something to Prove