Miranda Poletti

“How silly people were to eat. They thought they needed food for energy, but they didn't. Energy came from will, from self-control.”
― Steven Levenkron, The Best Little Girl in the World

“Anorexia isn't about being fat, it's about having fat.”
― Caroline Kettlewell, Skin Game

“From the newsstands a dozen models smiled up at her from a dozen magazine covers, smiled in thin-faced, high-cheekboned agreement to Kessa's new discovery. They knew the secret too. They knew thin was good, thin was strong; thin was safe.”
― Steven Levenkron, The Best Little Girl in the World

“Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it.”
― Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants