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• He's no more human than I am, ma petite." At least I'm not dead." That can be remedied.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Humans

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2008). “The Lunatic Cafe: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.35, Penguin

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• I love ripped jeans! They are flattering. I'm very petite, so I think they make my butt look lovely.

  Ariana Grande

  Thinking, Jeans, Lovely

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• I specialize in what the French call la petite histoire. I am interested in the individual thumbprint.

  Katherine Anne Porter

  Thumbprints, Individual

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• He laughed, and it raised goose-bumps on my arms. "Oh,ma petite ,ma petite , you are precious." Just what I wanted to hear. "So how are you getting here?" "My private jet." Of course, he had a private jet. "When can you be here?" "I will be there as soon as I can, my impatient flower." "I prefer ma petite to flower.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Flower, Bumps, Arms

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• At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks.

  Priscilla Presley

  Stripes, Looks, Said

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• Who's that little brunette?" Suzanne asked. "I hate little petite types. Gregory doesn't look right with someone petite. Little face, little hands, little dainty feet." "Big boobs," Beth said, glancing up.

  Elizabeth Chandler

  Hate, Hands, Feet

  Elizabeth Chandler (2011). “Kissed by an Angel”, p.12, Pan Macmillan

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• I'm doing all that I can to prod the industry and get them to pay more attention [to larger women and petite women]. Because I find it to be reprehensible and repugnant that two populations that are so pervasive in this nation should be so badly neglected.

  Tim Gunn

  Two, Population, Attention

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

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• Mrs. Charlotte Phelan's Guide to Husband-Hunting, Rule Number One: a pretty, petite girl should accentuate with makeup and good posture. A tall plain one, with a trust fund.

  Kathryn Stockett

  Girl, Husband, Makeup

  Kathryn Stockett (2009). “The Help”, p.68, Penguin

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• Oh, ma petite, you are growing gargantuan." I looked at him and it was not a friendly look. "Never tease a woman about her weight, Jean-Claude. At least not an American twentieth-century one." He Spread his hands wide. "My deepest apologies." "When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Apology, Hands, Trying

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2002). “Burnt Offerings: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.63, Penguin

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• When I have sex with my husband, I fantasize I am with a petite, hot young woman.

  Dolly Parton

  Sex, Husband, Hot

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• After the first glass of vodka you can accept just about anything of life even your own mysteriousness you think it is nice that a box of matches is purple and brown and is called La Petite and comes from Sweden for they are words that you know and that is all you know words not their feelings or what they mean and you write because you know them not because you understand them because you don't you are stupid and lazy and will never be great but you do what you know because what else is there?

  Frank O'Hara

  Nice, Stupid, Writing

  Frank O'Hara (1995). “The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara”, p.382, Univ of California Press

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• I've done a lot of things for a very young audience so far, such as The Sarah Jane Adventures. I'm tiny and petite and I look very young, so I tend to attract those kinds of roles.

  Yasmin Paige

  Adventure, Roles, Looks

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• Claims have been made that I've been on a strict workout routine regulated by co-stars, whipped into shape by trainers I've never met, eating sprouted grains I can't pronounce and ultimately losing 14 pounds off my 5'3" frame. Losing 14 pounds out of necessity in order to live a healthier life is a huge victory. I'm a petite person to begin with, so the idea of my losing this amount of weight is utter lunacy. If I were to lose 14 pounds, I'd have to part with both arms. And a foot.

  Scarlett Johansson

  Workout, Stars, Ideas

  "Scarlett Johansson denies being on Iron Man diet" by Ben Child, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2009.

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• Now, I try not to read gossip as a rule. But the other day, a website ran an article with a picture of me wearing sweatpants on the way to the gym. And the writer asked, 'Why does this petite beauty insist on dressing like a massive man?' Because I like to be comfortable.

  Ellen Page

  Men, Gossip, Trying

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• There's a look of mischief in his eyes. 'Smilla. Why is it that such an elegant and petite girl like you has such a rough voice.' I'm sorry,' I say, 'if I give you the impression that it is only my mouth that's rough. I do my best to be rough all over.

  Peter Høeg

  Girl, Sorry, Eye

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• By itself, an ordinary snapshot is no less banal than the petite madeleine in Proust's In Search of Lost Time... but as goad to memory, it is often the first integer in a sequence of recollections that has the power to deny time for the sake of love.

  Michael Lesy

  Memories, Sake, Firsts

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• All I wanted, to be petite and attractive. I was afraid I'd never stop growing.

  Geena Davis

  Growing, Attractive, Wanted

  "The Conversation With Geena Davis, Leading The Charge On Gender Equity In Entertainment". Interview with Alison Glock, www.espn.com. October 30, 2015.

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• My whole family is quite petite, so I have good genes on my side. But I find it quite tiresome that we have to keep talking about sizes and how much weight we can lose.

  Anna Friel

  Talking, Sides, Size

  "Anna Friel: I'm up for a nip/tuck - it can knock 10 years off you". Mirror.Co.Uk Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. April 20, 2008.

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• I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and petite. I find it very patronizing. I'm quite beefy and strong. I was a gymnast in school and I have lots of muscles.

  Helena Bonham Carter

  Strong, School, Directors

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• No 'Good evening, Jean-Claude, how are you doing?' Just down to business. How terribly rude,ma petite ." - Jean-Claude

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Rude, Evening, Good Evening

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2002). “Bloody Bones: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.133, Penguin

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• I've had my own moments in front of designers when I've actually said, 'You know, there's a market here for expanding your work, and here it is. And frankly, there are two markets: The women who are larger than the 12, and then there are women who are petite. And most designers that I talk to have absolutely no interest in addressing either of those populations, which I find repugnant.

  Tim Gunn

  Two, Population, Moments

  "Tim Gunn: Fashion Seems To End At A Size 12" by Ellie Krupnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2013.

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• There is no good word for stomach; just as there is no good word for girlfriend. Stomach is to girlfriend as belly is to lover, and as abdomen is to consort, and as middle is to petite amie.

  Nicholson Baker

  Girlfriend, Abdomen, Lovers

  Nicholson Baker (1990). “The Mezzanine: A Novel”, Vintage

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• Her head is full of bubbles, her nose is petite, she looks like she never gets nothing to eat.

  Frank Zappa

  Art, Media, Looks

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• Jackie Wilson said it was Reet-Petite, kind of love you got knock me off my feet.

  Van Morrison

  Love You, Feet, Musical

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• You ask yourself "What is love? Am I in love?", when what you should be asking is, "What is not love?", ma petite. What is it that this man does for you that is not done out of love?

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Men, What Is Love, Doe

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2005). “Incubus Dreams: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.183, Penguin

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