“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, and sexually abusive acts performed by violent cults. Most violent cults do not openly express their beliefs and practices, and… — Margaret Smith Copy Share
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
