Sometimes we need to feel bad to know what it's like to…

I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. Today, as you are aware, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

“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

“The canopy of trees overhead is so thick that only bits and pieces of blue sky can be seen overhead. Narrow rays of sunshine…

— Vanessa G. Foster

“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

“The symptoms of abuse are there, and the woman usually sees them: the escalating frequency of put-downs. Early generosity turning more and more to…

— Lundy Bancroft

“He knew exactly how to hit a woman, so that the marks hardly showed. He knew how to kiss her, too, so that her…

— Alice Hoffman

“Objectification is a critical reason why an abuser tends to get worse over time. As his conscience adapts to one level of cruelty—or violence—he…

— Lundy Bancroft

Nobody, nobody, perhaps in the history of politics was worse to women or abused women more than Bill Clinton.

— Donald Trump

That worries me an awful lot. If people misunderstand our intentions [in Black Snake Moan], especially regarding my character, then they're essentially exploiting an…

— Christina Ricci

“There's always something in it for the person who is allowing to be taken advantage of." Psychotherapist David in Type 1 Sociopath”

— P.A. Speers

I eventually came to realize that my husband was a stranger. He had two completely different sides, like Jekyl and Hyde. This caused me…

— Anonymous

Pity is a really odd thing with abused women. You don't want anyone to think that you feel bad - even though you might.

— Kristen Stewart

“The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long-lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as obvious. In…

— Lundy Bancroft

“Ana never saw the rotten apples littering the ground as she continually reached for the rare golden apple on the tree. Ana had stepped…

— Travis Luedke

It is not possible to be truly balanced in one's views of an abuser and an abused woman. As Dr. Judith Herman explains eloquently…

— Lundy Bancroft