“Our ideas about love and attractiveness are so primal, our need for be...” — Martha Beck Quote

“Our ideas about love and attractiveness are so primal, our need for belonging so intense, that most of us are loath to abandon our favorite beliefs on these issues. If you've ever let yourself feel lovable and lovely, only to be deeply hurt, you may see accepting your own body as a setup for severe emotional wounding.”

“When your entire brain is active, that means you are taking everything in through all sense perception. Your entire memory bank and your instincts are in play, so you make much quicker and more intelligent choices.”

“We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.”

“Those who persevere in sin are those who are held in abhorrence by God, but those who abandon the ways of sin are loved by the Lord.”

“It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.”