Voltaire
Philosopher, Writer
"It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love."
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Anorexia
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Writer
"Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers."
Voltaire
Philosopher, Writer
"Self love is the instrument of our preservation."
Geneen Roth
Author
"No matter what we weigh, those of us who are compulsive eaters have anorexia of the soul. We refuse to take in what sustains us. We live lives of deprivation. And when we can't stand it any longer, we binge."
Marcel Proust
Novelist
"It is often hard to bear the tears that we ourselves have caused."
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"Where do you go to get anorexia?"
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"It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid?"
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"I was anorexic-bulimic when I was 16-17. It was a top secret that time, but these things always are."
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"What you persist in doing gets easier. The task hasn't changed, but your ability to do it has increased."
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"You deserve the place you have in this world. Do not let the eating disorder take that from you."
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"You know you've got problems when your head is hanging over the toilet, puking up your dinner, and what you're thinking of is your dad. And how he thinks you're not pretty."
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"I think it's very important what young people see in pictures or on TV or in magazines. Drugs, violence, anorexia. All of the things that I absolutely do not reference in my photos."
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