"I'm not overweight. I'm just nine inches too short"

This quote by Shelley Winters is a humorous method of expressing her dissatisfaction with her body. She is suggesting that she is not overweight, however rather that she is too brief. This could be interpreted as her feeling that she is not as attractive as she wishes to be due to the fact that of her height. It might also be interpreted as her feeling that she is not as effective as she would like to be because of her height. In either case, it is a humorous method of expressing her discontentment with her body and her desire to be taller. It is a reminder that we ought to not be too hard on ourselves which we should accept ourselves for who we are.