But whether you stay or go, the critical decision you can make is to stop letting your partner distort the lens of… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
“When people conclude that anger causes abuse, they are confusing cause and effect. Ray was not abusive because he was angry; he… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“The woman knows from living with the abusive man that there are no simple answers. Friends say: “He’s mean.” But she knows… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, you are far more likely to be harmed or die prematurely as a direct result of modern society than you are… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Above all, he loathed men who beat women; for, real men didn’t exercise their strength on frail creatures, they joined the army… — A. H. Septimius Copy Share Image
Since my arrival in Congress in 2005, I have regularly introduced legislation to bring greater awareness to the dangerous situation that domestic… — Al N. Green Copy Share Image
“When Bill Burke asked my mother out, she experienced the unluckiest day of her life. Diana (to become my high school sweetheart-and… — M.J. Burke Sr Copy Share Image
“When we hear these kinds of excuses from a drunk, we assume they are exactly that—excuses. We don’t consider an active alcoholic… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Consider these traditional theories of domestic abuse: - Learned helplessness suggest that abused women learn to become helpless under abusive conditions; they… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“And then there was punishment. Hundreds of machines were being used not just by police forces and homicide detectives for investigative purposes… — Scott J. Holliday Copy Share Image
“Smothered by control a tormented soul trapped in his castle Her tears rolling mist proof she exists in Snow White Darkness.” — Diana Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“I am living in hell from one day to the next. But there is nothing I can do to escape. I don't… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“We don’t necessarily know how to hear stories about any kind of violence, because it is hard to accept that violence is… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
“Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“For the Wife Beater's Wife With blue irises her face is blossomed. Blue Circling to yellow, circling to brown on her cheeks.… — Bruce Weigl Copy Share Image
“This one girl here, Devon, she’s from Detroit. She’s brand-new too. One day I was about to leave to the grocery store,… — Asa Akira Copy Share Image
The central attitudes driving the Demand Man are: It's your job to do things for me, including taking care of my responsibilities… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
The constitution has put women in a position where no one will protect them from religious cliques. If a woman is the… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
“John was still making comments regarding violent things that he shouldn't, but I hoped he was just being a big mouth. Nobody… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“When a woman is convinced that she can stop the violence in her marriage, her stubborn determination feeds her sense of failure… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“To tell a tale so great as to tear the soul inside out" Sara Niles, Torn From the Inside Out” — Sara Niles Copy Share Image
“She counts the tiles on the cold bathroom floor lays her secrets out like stones square by square tile by tile she… — Diana Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“Marriage,love and commitment does not give a man permission to act like Julius Caesar by pushing his partner into sexual promiscuity like… — Sheree' Gay Copy Share Image
