As tears fall from her face she begins to sway Love…

But whether you stay or go, the critical decision you can make is to stop letting your partner distort the lens of your life,…

— Lundy Bancroft

Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you…

— Dianne Feinstein

“When people conclude that anger causes abuse, they are confusing cause and effect. Ray was not abusive because he was angry; he was angry…

— Lundy Bancroft

“The woman knows from living with the abusive man that there are no simple answers. Friends say: “He’s mean.” But she knows many ways…

— Lundy Bancroft

“Unfortunately, you are far more likely to be harmed or die prematurely as a direct result of modern society than you are from any…

— Steven Magee

“Above all, he loathed men who beat women; for, real men didn’t exercise their strength on frail creatures, they joined the army and put…

— A. H. Septimius

Since my arrival in Congress in 2005, I have regularly introduced legislation to bring greater awareness to the dangerous situation that domestic abuse victims…

— Al N. Green

“When Bill Burke asked my mother out, she experienced the unluckiest day of her life. Diana (to become my high school sweetheart-and wife) agreeing…

— M.J. Burke Sr

“When we hear these kinds of excuses from a drunk, we assume they are exactly that—excuses. We don’t consider an active alcoholic a reliable…

— Lundy Bancroft

“Consider these traditional theories of domestic abuse: - Learned helplessness suggest that abused women learn to become helpless under abusive conditions; they are powerless…

— Susan Weitzman

“And then there was punishment. Hundreds of machines were being used not just by police forces and homicide detectives for investigative purposes but also…

— Scott J. Holliday

“I Once Didn’t Speak Up and Today I Don’t Shut Up”

— Pamela Brescia

“Smothered by control a tormented soul trapped in his castle Her tears rolling mist proof she exists in Snow White Darkness.”

— Diana Rasmussen

“I am living in hell from one day to the next. But there is nothing I can do to escape. I don't know where…

— Haruki Murakami

“We don’t necessarily know how to hear stories about any kind of violence, because it is hard to accept that violence is as simple…

— Roxane Gay