The real me now may not be thin but she’s got the cake and, if she likes, can eat it too. Arabella Weir Read Quote
My theory is that one needs to be loved completely, unconditionally, and unfettered by parental disapproval, if one is to get happily through life which, after all, presents its own hurdles. Arabella Weir Read Quote
Sticking to a diet required me to have a permanently low self-esteem. But happily, I developed other skills beyond a fluctuating weight, eventually building up a different source of self-worth. Arabella Weir Read Quote
I don’t think I’ve got the expertise with which to nit-pick, and I freely admit that my motivation to support charities has been emotional, rather than as a result of being particularly well informed as to how the money is used. Arabella Weir Read Quote
I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity. Arabella Weir Read Quote
If you have any power at all from being popular, then you have a duty to help people out. Arabella Weir Read Quote
Society prizes a girl for being thin more than anything else she might bring to the table. Arabella Weir Read Quote
I wish my parents hadn’t made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they’ll find their own way back to a healthy weight. Arabella Weir Read Quote
Sending your child off to school for the first time in their life is terrifying. Arabella Weir Read Quote
