p. 80
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Her [an anorexic's] natural bent is towards perfection, purification, aesthetics. Her ideal is to remove all the superficial veils until only essence is left.
— Marion Woodman
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Source: Wikiquote: "Marion Woodman" (Quotes, The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter (1980): The Owl Was a Baker's Daughter: Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and the Repressed Feminine (Inner City Books, 1980, )
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About Marion Woodman
Marion Woodman (born on the 15of Agust1928) is a mythopoetic author and women's movement figure. She is a Jungian analyst trained at the Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland.
About Marion Woodman
Marion Woodman (born on the 15of Agust1928) is a mythopoetic author and women's movement figure. She is a Jungian analyst trained at the Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland.
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