“It’s like this. You have to have the nicest jeans, or the cutest purse, or say the newest thing so that it catches on. You have to be skinny, you have to buy this, wear this, say that, be on his side, her side, neutral, have white teeth, have straight teeth, your hair can’t be frizzy, and you can’t wear that because it doesn’t ‘work’ anymore. You have to go to the craziest parties, be friends with everyone, trust no one, pose like this, smile like that, tilt your head this way, and put your hand on your hip, because that’s how it is. And let me just say… FUCK all of that.” —