Quotes by Thinness We must take precautions against being prematurely honed sharp--since at the same time we are being prematurely honed thin. Friedrich Nietzsche thinness caution precaution The motive of fear is the be-all and end-all of religion. H. L. Mencken thinness motive ends We know that ever woman wants to be thin. Our images of womanhood are almost synonymous with thinness. Susie Orbach thinness want food [On her thinness:] It's not what you'd call a figure, is it? Twiggy thinness figures When you live alone, your furnishings, your possessions, are always confronting you with the thinness of your existence. Zoë Heller thinness existence possession