I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk mys — Jena Morrow, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale
I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk mys — Jena Morrow, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale
I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk mys — Jena Morrow, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale
I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk mys — Jena Morrow, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale
I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk mys — Jena Morrow, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale
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I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk myself into doing so, I taste only shame. I have an eating disorder.

— Jena Morrow, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale
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