As a writer of colour, you have to be victim or perpetrator.

“In situations of captivity the perpetrator becomes the most powerful person in the life of the victim, and the psychology of the victim is…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“Type II trauma also often occurs within a closed context - such as a family, a religious group, a workplace, a chain of command,…

— Christine A. Courtois

I think I wanted to write a book about the relationship between the victim and perpetrator in which the victim agrees to remain silent.

— Darrell Hammond

“Underlying the attack on psychotherapy, I believe, is a recognition of the potential power of any relationship of witnessing. The consulting room is a…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“No attack is ever really an attack on the victim. It's the perpetrator attacking an aspect of himself that he loathes. He or she.”

— Sophie Hannah

We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary…

— Sol Wachtler

I am the perpetrator of my suffering - but only all of it.

— Byron Katie

“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 Freyd: The term "multiple personality" itself assumes that there is "single personality" and there is evidence that no…

— David L. Calof

“In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. Secrecy and silence are the perpetrator’s…

— Judith Lewis Herman

When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray.

— Laura Schlessinger

“We figure he must have let him out. The perpetrator, I mean. He's blind and we figure he just wandered off and maybe got…

— Michael Chabon

“The perpetrator is a person. He’s got blood flowing in his or her veins. Does it matter if he or she is Black or…

— S. A. David

“They say the best laid plans often go a lie, Because no matter how detailed the preparation, A plan will always have a weak…

— Emily Thorne

“Treating Abuse Today (Tat), 3(4), pp. 26-33 Freyd: I see what you're saying but people in psychology don't have a uniform agreement on this…

— David L. Calof

“There is no born evil, only a corruptible canvas darkened by a formidable perpetrator.”

— Yefon Isabelle