Julia Fox Quotes

A profound sadness washes over me as I watch my friends bond with their moms, sharing everything from secret crushes to their dreams for the future.

Sometimes you have to say fuck it and throw your life down the drain just to see where you’ll come out on the other side. The most profound beauty emerges from the ashes of destruction. And by that, I mean that sometimes you have to burn your life to the ground in order to experience the life that is truly meant for you.

The poorest of all men is not the man without a cent, but the man without a dream." --Julia Gast in Red Fox Woman

you cloak your offence by ignorance, saying that you did not know my determination in this matter. it is a double offence to do ill and color it so.

I’m over it. I’m reclaiming my body and rejecting the notion that I exist only to be visually pleasing.

it seems like he always has to be reading a few books at once. One isn’t enough to quiet the noise in his head.

I shut my eyes and pray: “Please, God. Please send me a sugar daddy. I promise I’ll be so good. I’ll never do anything bad again.

When I see him using every bit of strength to inch his body close to mine, I am filled with a love so visceral, it could shatter the earth. I am his. And he is mine. It’s the kind of love that claws its way out of your gut, rips you apart, and puts you back together again. He is worth all the blood and pain, all the tears, and all the sleepless nights.

They don't realize how much they mean to me. It's different for them since they have each other, but I don't have anyone

When I’m not with Trish, I go to the stores in the neighborhood to steal cute clothes for her. A tank top with a bedazzled Playboy bunny, a Von Dutch hat, bell-bottom jeans with suede ties on the front. I teach her how to steal so she can be self-sufficient and take better care of herself. The goal is to blend in with the private school girls. If people assume we’re rich, they won’t suspect us of stealing. I understand the power of appearance, and I see how rich people are regarded.

You’re supposed to be here. God wanted you to be here and receive food from someone who wanted to feed you something she was supposed to be eating but she gave it to you instead. God put you here. God kept the heart in your chest beating. God gave you this food through Nurse Happy-Go-Lucky. So you could do something.

Still, it wouldn’t escape anyone that Julia was his third dead wife.

It's nearly impossible for me to flourish in a consistent, hostile environment. Especially when my own growth is so intertwined with his. I am forced to face the unsetting reality that the people who are supposed to protect us are the same people we need protection from. I slowly begin to scrub away at my femininity, which has proved to be unsustainable in this environment. "Man up, don't be a pussy" my dad shouts at me as I cry. I have to be tougher, I have to be more independent. I have to be resilient. I have to be more like him. I hide my developing body under baggy shirts and pants and I never wear pink, pink is for pussies.

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I nudge him and grab the joint out of his hands, taking a hit, inhaling like a pro. I chase it with a swig of Jack Daniel’s. “I’m an old soul, I guess.

I’m his dirty little secret and he’s made it clear that I need to protect that.

As different as we are, we all have one thing in common: We just want to feel better

I'm forced to face the unsettling reality that the people who are supposed to protect us are sometimes the same people we need protection from.

You wouldn’t believe what comes on that Fox channel, Julia.

I want to love him but I often find myself wishing he could just be an asshole all the time. This way I wouldn't have all these inner battles with myself. I learn to navigate my way through shattered expectations and constant disappointments by putting an impenetrable wall up between us. Every time I let my guard down, I'm quickly reminded why my defenses were up in the first place. It's nearly impossible for me to flourish in an inconsistent hostile environment, especially when my own growth is so intertwined with his. I'm forced to face the unsettling reality that the people who are supposed to protect us are sometimes the same people we need protection from.