“ I don't want you to have to handle it. That's the horror of my past. But you...you're the reality of my present. You're the proof I survived. The prize in the cereal box. J. Kenner
“ Milena's eyes seemed to go hot and heavy. Praise made her heartsick; she was so unused to it, and needed it so badly. Geoff Ryman
“ Nobody wants to admit that mermaids who survive the dangers of the ocean can still be defeated by their own pain." He links his fingers through mine. He squeezes my hand until I look back. "A mermaid'… Emm Cole
“ All of the wars in the world are fueled by power struggles either at individual, national or international levels Bangambiki Habyarimana
“ If you survive, you've got to live with the guilt, and that's more difficult than looking someone in the eye and pulling the trigger. Trust me. I've done both. Sara Grant
“ Politicians are a higher breed of men. They know that this world is ruthless and that they must live accordingly to cope with it Bangambiki Habyarimana
“ Rising from the ashes, I am born again,powerful, exultant, majestic through all the pain. Shannon Perry
“ As part of the healing process, change your perception of yourself from “victim” to that of “advocate” and “survivor. Don Easton
“ The discovery that detonated Cleveland is one of Britain’s great contributions to awareness of child abuse. In 1986 and 1987 the Leeds paediatricians Dr Jane Wynne and Dr Christopher Hobbs reported in… Beatrix Campbell
“ The survivor movements were also challenging the notion of a dysfunctional family as the cause and culture of abuse, rather than being one of the many places where abuse nested. This notion, which in… Beatrix Campbell
“ Slowly, I'm beginning to realise that what happened to me wasn't my fault, that I was taken advantage of by a group of vile, twisted men. Girl A
“ All emotions, even those that are suppressed and unexpressed, have physical effects. Unexpressed emotions tend to stay in the body like small ticking time bombs—they are illnesses in incubation. Marilyn Van Derbur
“ I remember the pain I felt, and wonder why a man who was such an accomplished liar had to tell the truth that day. Toni Maguire
“ Why did I allow the abuse to continue? Even as a teenager?I didn’t. Something that had been plaguing me for years now made sense. It was like the answer to a terrible secret. The thing is, it wasn’t m… Alice Jamieson
“ The power we discover inside ourselves as we survive a life-threatening experience can be utilized equally well outside of crisis, too. I am, in every moment, capable of mustering the strength to surv… Michele Rosenthal
“ I have to find a place to hideAn island in the seaSurrounded by a racing tideWhere I can live with me Laurie Matthew
“ The survivor spoke to us though, or tried to. Mumbling through that matted brown beard of his, pale as death itself. I can’t say now if it was weakness from his wounds or what it was – but we struggle… Christina Engela
“ Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life Lynette Gould
“ Underlying the attack on psychotherapy, I believe, is a recognition of the potential power of any relationship of witnessing. The consulting room is a privileged space dedicated to memory. Within that… Judith Lewis Herman
