“ Think twice before you pull your trouser and rape a woman; she may be your mother, sister or friend, and you know the consequences that follows. Michael Bassey Johnson
“ But sometimes, when she'd be all by herself, walking home late in the evening on a crowded street she'd be afraid of her own shadow following her... Sanhita Baruah
“ My goal in going public was not to put my extended family to shame, or to get back at Brian for abusing my sister and me; rather, my mission was to give a face and voice to an epidemic that society st… Erin Merryn
“ In all the interviews I have done, I cannot remember one offender who did not admit privately to more victims than those for whom he had been caught. On the contrary, most offenders had been charged w… Anna C. Salter
“ Convincing someone to have sex is the same as manipulation and does not actually count as getting consent. Shahla Khan
“ I should meet many people who do not know anyone personally who has been raped or molested as a child. But I can't remember seeing a newspaper without a rape or molestation charge in it somewhere, and… Anna C. Salter
“ I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy events, but a little girl can carry only so much on her own. Erin Merryn
“ Along with the trust issues, one of the hardest parts to deal with is the feeling of not being believed or supported, especially by your own grandparents and extended family. When I have been through… Erin Merryn
“ Each night I am nailed into placeand forget who I am.Daddy? That's another kind of prison.It's not the prince at all, but my fatherdrunkeningly bends over my bed, circling the abyss like a shark, my f… Anne Sexton
“ The world which worships Mother Mary and goddess Durga also has experienced such heinous crimes against her daughters. Debajani Mohanty
