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 federal government, I just didn't exist. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
All my father's stories were about our mountain, our valley, our jagged little patch of Idaho. — 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
