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I Think Anorexia Is A Metaphor. It Is A Young Woman's Statement That She Will Become What The Culture Asks Of Its Women, Which Is That They Be Thin And Nonthreatening. Anorexia Signifies That A Young Woman Is So Delicate That, Like The Women Of China With Their Tiny Broken Feet, She Needs A Man To Shelter And Protect Her From A World She Cannot Handle. Anorexic Women Signal With Their Bodies "i Will Take Up Only A Small Amount Of Space. I Won't Get In The Way." They Signal "i Won't Be Intimidating Or Threatening." (who Is Afraid Of A Seventy-pound Adult?)

True Freedom Has More To Do With Following The North Star Than Going Whichever Way The Wind Blows. Sometimes It Seems Like Freedom Is Blowing With The Winds Of The Day, But That Kind Of Freedom Is Really An Illusion. It Turns Your Boat In Circles. Freedom Is Sailing Toward Your Dreams.

I'm A Perfectly Good Carrot That Everyone Is Trying To Turn Into A Rose. As A Carrot, I Have Good Color And A Nice Leafy Top. When I'm Carved Into A Rose, I Turn Brown And Wither.

Maturity Involves Being Honest And True To Oneself, Making Decisions Based On A Conscious Internal Process, Assuming Responsibility For One's Decisions, Having Healthy Relationships With Others And Developing One's Own True Gifts. It Involves Thinking About One's Environment And Deciding What One Will And Won't Accept.

The Two Most Radical Things You Can Do In America Are To Slow Down, And To Talk To Each Other. If You Do These Things, You Will Improve Your Country.