But I do think that women who spend all their…

But I do think that women who spend all their lives on a diet probably have a miserable sex life: if your body is the enemy, how can you relax and take pleasure? Everything is about control, rather than relaxing, about holding everything in.

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As quoted in “The big issue” by Shane Watson in The Times (2 December 2007 )

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