Marya Hornbacher - Eating Quotes

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There was a time when I was unable to get out of bed because my body, its muscles eating themselves away, refused to sit up. There was a time when the lies rolled off my tongue with ease, when it was far more important to me to self-destruct than to admit I had a problem, let alone allow anyone to help.

Marya Hornbacher

I know how this feels: the tightening of the chest, the panic, the what-have-I-done-wait-I-was-kidding. Eating disorders linger so long undetected, eroding the body in silence, and then they strike. The secret is out. You're dying.

Marya Hornbacher

Some people who are obsessed with food become gourmet chefs. Others become eating disorders.

Marya Hornbacher