So, I was born and raised the youngest of seven children on this really beautiful mountain in Southern Idaho. But my dad had some radical beliefs. And because of those beliefs, we were isolated. So I was never allowed to… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I have a theory that all abuse, no matter what kind of abuse it is, is foremost an assault on the mind. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I get up when I feel like getting up. That's the deal I've made with myself: I can stay in bed as long as… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
Anger can be a good thing. It's a mechanism that your brain uses to get you out of situations that are bad for you.… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I felt like I needed to come to terms with the decision I'd made to let go of my family. What do you do… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I think you can change your belief, but sometimes your behavior takes a lot longer. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I'm no longer religious, but the Bible fascinates me. Hardly anyone reads it anymore, but it's got everything: it's a book of poetry, it's… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I didn't even have a birth certificate until I was 9 years old, which meant that, according to the state of Idaho and the… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I had to be - I was in school for probably three or four years before I began taking courses in history and political… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
For a long time, I didn't think I had the right to walk away from my family. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
“This moment would define my memory of that night, and of the many nights like it, for a decade. In it I saw myself… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
We think about education as a stepping stone into a higher socio-economic class, into a better job. And it does do those things. But… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
