"Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can."

"I'm not afraid to be vulnerable. I think it's important to be honest with yourself."

"I'm a very strong woman, and I'm not afraid to show it."

"You fill your stomach up four or five times a day — some do it more — and it gives you a feeling of comfort. Then you're disgusted at the bloatedness of your stomach, and then you bring it all up agai…"

"The night before the wedding I was very, very calm, deathly calm. I felt I was a lamb to the slaughter. I knew it and couldn't do anything about it."