50 Quotes by Jennifer Armintrout

Let the meek have the kingdom of heaven. The strong shall rule on earth.

It was the damnedest thing, life. Once you decide exactly how things are going to go, something or someone comes along and messes it all up.

It is the central irony of my life that when I want something and end up getting it, it makes me profoundly uncomfortable.

If you’re afraid of something, face it. Fear is irrational. The only way to conquer your fear is to put yourself next to it.

Misconceptions about Young Adult fiction aren't new to fans of the genre. From being dismissed as mindless fluff for 'Twilight'-obsessed tweens, to constant warnings that the genre is dying, kerfuffles between the media and readers occur with alarming regularity.

Move over, Helen of Troy; Jenny Trout is going to wage a war on good health and fit bodies!

I bristle at the implication that only with the help of a Big Six editor does a novel lose its self-indulgent aspects. Before the advent of self-publishing, there were plenty of self-indulgent novels on the shelves.

Our cultural discussion of fat bodies and how we clothe them has nothing to do with health concerns, the obesity epidemic, or the comfort of fat people. It has everything to do with what we expect from women, what we've been told by the fashion industry, and the value we place on 'perfect' bodies.

When Jennifer Lawrence says it's 'dumb' to go hungry to make other people happy, she's saying it with the carefree attitude of a woman who probably will never have to make that choice to conform.