"Never, never underestimate the power of desire. If……" — Marya Hornbacher
"Never, never underestimate the power of desire. If you want to live badly enough, you can live. The great question, at least for me, was: How do I decide I want to live?"
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104 Quotes by Marya Hornbacher
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Recovery isn’t easy, at first. It takes time. It takes more work, sometimes, than you think you’re willing to do.…
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In truth, you like the pain. You like it because you believe you deserve it.
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