The good news, however, is that, also contrary to popular belief, full and lasting recovery from an eating disorder is possible.

Guilt is a destructive and ultimately pointless emotion

One of the most dangerous myths surrounding eating disorders is that they are a life sentence.

Sometimes we wait too long for the forgiveness of our fathers.

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

There are very few bad people. There are just a lot of people that are unlucky.

A runner is real when she takes the first step.

Raising children should mean helping them to become what they already are in God’s eyes.

I've been in Iraq, and it never occurred to me to go, 'Hey, this war is bogus,' to some guy who's 24 hours a day trying not to get shot at or blown up.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.

The wisdom of one generation will be folly in the next.

There is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret. [on an affair with nanny Daisy Wright]