Marya Hornbacher Quote

The reward is entrance to the world of the Spirit, which is to say, entrance to this world, a place at this table, in this human life. I am not much concerned about the existence of a hereafter, a next life—this life is what I have, this is where I live, and I believe that my spiritual growth depends upon the work I do here and now. That work amounts to seeing this world clearly, moving through it gently, and learning to love it well.

Marya Hornbacher

The reward is entrance to the world of the Spirit, which is to say, entrance to this world, a place at this table, in this human life. I am not much concerned about the existence of a hereafter, a next life—this life is what I have, this is where I live, and I believe that my spiritual growth depends upon the work I do here and now. That work amounts to seeing this world clearly, moving through it gently, and learning to love it well.

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About Marya Hornbacher

Marya Justine Hornbacher (born April 4, 1974) is an American author and freelance journalist.
Her book Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia is an autobiographical account of her struggle with eating disorders, written when she was twenty-three. This is the book which originally brought attention to Hornbacher. It has been translated into sixteen languages and sold over a million copies in the U.S.