“A cult is a group of people who share an obsessive devotion to a person or idea. The cults described in this book use violent tactics to recruit, indoctrinate, and keep members. Ritual abuse is defined as the emotionally, physically,… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
“Betrayal is too kind a word to describe a situation in which a father says he loves his daughter but claims he must teach her about the horrors of the world in order to make her a stronger person; a… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
“A cult is a group of people who share an obsessive devotion to a person or idea. The cults described in this book use… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in. — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
Only when all images of Earth are hushed and the clamor of the senses be stilled, and the soul has passed beyond thought of… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
My uncle Sammy was an angry man. He had printed on his tombstone: What are you looking at? — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
Safety was not a big thing when I was growing up. A seat belt was something that got in the way: 'Ma, the seat… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
I went out to dinner with a Marine last weekend. He looked across the table and he goes, "I could kill you in seven… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
Sin recognized but that may keep us humble, But oh, it keeps us nasty. — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
“Betrayal is too kind a word to describe a situation in which a father says he loves his daughter but claims he must teach… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
My mom's Jewish and my dad's Irish Catholic alcoholic, so I whine on the inside. — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
“Multiple Personality Disorder—MPD—is not a game. It's not "acting" to impress anyone. Trust me, survivors do not receive positive attention for being multiple. Anyone… — Margaret Smith Copy Share Image
