172 Quotes by Beth Ditto

For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. That’s the best revenge a girl-loving girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, it’s healthy.

The fit is my main focus, I want the fit to be great and that’s the focal point for me.

I thought to be feminine was to give in to straight culture, or the beauty standard, but in my heart I had a flair for fashion and style. They were passions I kept secret because I didn’t understand I could love clothes and hair and makeup and still like girls.

I shave my body in all kinds of ways, wear tons of eyeliner and dye my hair pink.

Not everyone wants to be sexy everyday, wearing tight dresses and spanx...

I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned ten or so. Puberty hit like a hurricane and brought a new set of rules. All of a sudden it was my fault I was chubby.

I’ve had people ask me in interviews what it’s like to have money, but that’s not how it is. I have a middle-class life. I have a room in London but not a house, nor a BMW.

When you get a certain amount of media attention, I think people are like, “Where’s your other album?”

My number-one theory in life is that style is proportional to your lack of resources – the less you have, the more stylish you’re likely to be.