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> [“Testifying against my abuser is not about a trial or about revenge This is a woman learning that to wear the burden of hurt but to deprive herself of the blessing that is healing is its own injustice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/testifying-against-my-abuser-is-not-about-a-trial-or-about-revenge/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

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> [“It is not your job to understand. Sick people do sick things. You do not understand the mind of an abuser, because you are not sick like one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/it-is-not-your-job-to-understand-sick-people-do-sick-things-you-do/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

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## Other authors on Abuser

- [Lundy Bancroft 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuser/lundy-bancroft/)
- [Shannon Thomas 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuser/shannon-thomas/)

## More by Hannah V. Sawyerr

> [“People are not objects They are not meant for fixing And while I’ve sometimes been able to preserve— You can never revive a dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/people-are-not-objects-they-are-not-meant-for-fixing-and-while-i-ve/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

> [“I shoot the man who told me my womanism is of the devil As if he knew the demons that trouble me These demons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/i-shoot-the-man-who-told-me-my-womanism-is-of-the-devil-as-if-he-knew/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

> [“Testifying against my abuser is not about a trial or about revenge This is a woman learning that to wear the burden of hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/testifying-against-my-abuser-is-not-about-a-trial-or-about-revenge/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

> [“It is not your job to understand. Sick people do sick things. You do not understand the mind of an abuser, because you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/it-is-not-your-job-to-understand-sick-people-do-sick-things-you-do/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

> [“I have a birthmark on my calf that mimics the shape of a closed-mouth kiss. Most days, it is a reminder that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/i-have-a-birthmark-on-my-calf-that-mimics-the-shape-of-a-closed-mouth/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

> [“When an immigrant speaks of feeling uncomfortable just know, you are in the presence of man who knows what the sting of assimilation is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/when-an-immigrant-speaks-of-feeling-uncomfortable-just-know-you-are/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

> [“I grew into my hips when I was seventeen years old I learned from my mother She used hers like a boat To bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-v-sawyerr/i-grew-into-my-hips-when-i-was-seventeen-years-old-i-learned-from-my/)

[Hannah V. Sawyerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-v-sawyerr/)

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