“Religious fasting is the best way to cure an anorexic's spirit: in heaven her condition will be normal.” — Bauvard Copy Share Image
“Another page turns on the calendar, April now, not March. ......... I am spinning the silk threads of my story, weaving the… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress. — Aimee Liu Copy Share Image
I struggled with restricting and purging. It is not really anorexia or bulimia. It is more anorexia than bulimia, but it doesnt… — Malika Andrews Copy Share Image
Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People keep asking me about it but I don't want to be famous for being a former anorexic. — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
Anorexia cannot be cured by treating the physical symptoms alone; it is the mind which must be treated. — Lynn Crilly Copy Share Image
“Weird? Absurd? That’s how it seemed to me. I had these forces, these compunctions, these alternative personalities inside me, driving me. It… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
“In 1944-1945, Dr Ancel Keys, a specialist in nutrition and the inventor of the K-ration, led a carefully controlled yearlong study of… — Michelle Stacey Copy Share Image
When I was 19 years old, I came down with anorexia. I had it for about a year before it became public.… — Tracey Gold Copy Share Image
Anorexics never have boyfriends. ... That's one way to know you don't have anorexia, if you have a boyfriend. — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
I eat healthily, I do ballet and exercise, and I'm toned and tight, but I take up space, and I don't aspire… — Rachael Stirling Copy Share Image
“I promise no food will ever hurt you as much as a negative mind.” — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“No matter how thin you get, no matter how short you cut your hair, it's still going to be you underneath.” — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
I'm posting this because I'm stronger now. Anorexia isn't beautiful...Its deadly I'm lucky to be alive &getting healthy. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I've come to realize that hunger feels more like home than any tangible structure ever has, or probably ever will. I know… — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
A "snapshot" feature in USA Today listed the five greatest concerns parents and teachers had about children in the '50s: talking out… — Mary Blakely Copy Share Image
“Can you tell me why you added weight to your gown?" Dr. Chu asked. Another trick question. Bones shrugged. "I wanted you… — Sherry Shahan Copy Share Image
I think anorexia is a metaphor. It is a young woman's statement that she will become what the culture asks of its… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
