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“. . . hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to be somewhere else . . . . Wanting life to be different from what it is. That's also called leaving without leaving. Dying before you die. It's as if there is a part of you that so rails against being shattered by love that you shatter yourself first. (p. 44)”

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Book:Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
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Geneen Roth is a renowned author known for her books on eating, eating disorders, and self-acceptance. more

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