How easily such a thing can become a mania, how the most normal and sensible of women once this passion to be thin is upon them, can lose completely their sense of balance and proportion and spend years dealing with this madness.

Kathryn Hurn
About This Quote

This quote is from Catherine Halsey’s biography. She was a British suffragette and a well-known leader of the movement. She also founded the Women's Social and Political Union, which was a branch of the suffragettes. The quote is an example of her passion and how it turned into an obsession. The message is that women should not allow themselves to be driven by such passions because they can become evil from it.

Source: Hell Heaven & Inbetween: One Womans Journey To Finding Love

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