I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become

If you’re looking for a sign not to kill yourself tonight, this is it.

Every flower must grow through dirt.

Never never never give up.

The bravest thing I ever did was continue my life when I wanted to die.

When women come together united in vision, we can shake things up.

Forgetting is difficult. Remembering is worse

It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.

I will never understand why it is more shameful to be raped than to be a rapist

Violence is violence and can in no way be misconstrued as discipline under any circumstance cultural or otherwise.

Truth does not change on our ability to stomach it.

One of the most basic things we can do is let the men in our lives know it’s not okay to mistreat a woman.

She was powerful, not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly despite the fear.

The time when domestic violence is the most lethal is when the person is trying to leave the situation.

Nevertheless she persisted

Domestic violence is an epidemic, and yet we don’t address it. Until it happens to celebrities.

It’s not consenting if you make me afraid to say no

I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it

Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.