100 Quotes by Tess Holliday

I don't have to prove that I'm healthy to anybody.

My health is no one's business.

I've noticed that a lot of people who criticize me are from the U.K. - both in the press and on social media. Since I've been here, I've gotten a lot of stares on the street, but in the States, people always come up to me and say, 'I love your hair' or 'I love your dress, you're so cute.' Here, people just look at me like I'm a crazy person.

I was bullied from fifth grade on. They started making fun of me because my mom was in a wheelchair, then they started making fun of me because I was poor and then it evolved to my size.

I'm a normal person, but people see me as this person who's not really real, almost like I don't have feelings. They think they can treat me any way they want to.

I don't have any styling rules - for me, it's all about wearing what makes you feel good.

The States are more accommodating to fat people - there are more plus-sized clothing labels, and people talk openly about it.

I've been called fat my whole life. I am fat, so it's kind of silly to get mad about it.

I've been asked a lot lately if I had a hard time getting pregnant. I've been asked how I conceived. In the same way everyone else does!