“Dissociation is the common response of children to repetitive, overwhelming trauma and holds the untenable knowledge out of awareness. The losses and the emotions engendered by the assaults on soul and body cannot, however be held indefinitely. In the absence… — Judith Spencer Copy Share Image
“No one could leave the group by his or her own volition and put the group at risk of having its secrets revealed.” — Judith Spencer Copy Share Image
“The town was more than ready to accept the window dressing that hid the ugly truth of Joe's guilt. Some shared the secrets and kept the silence. Others would not have believed if they had been told. They would not have wanted to know. As those who saw and ignored the smoke from the crematoria of Hitler's Germany, they did… — Judith Spencer Copy Share
“Dissociation is the common response of children to repetitive, overwhelming trauma and holds the untenable knowledge out of awareness. The losses and the emotions… — Judith Spencer Copy Share Image
“Joe knew that for some, really for most, the derivations of belladonna that blurred their vision and caused their hearts to race would, as… — Judith Spencer Copy Share Image
“Patrice had long since buried the particulars of events so painful that they caused her to resolve only to see good. With such a… — Judith Spencer Copy Share Image
“For its survival, the satanic cult demanded secrecy and obedience while it made brutality, even killing, appropriate. Denial and disavowal were inevitable responses to… — Judith Spencer Copy Share Image
![“Joe knew that for some, really for most, the derivations of belladonna that blurred their vision and caused their hearts to race would, as well, hasten their forgetting of detail. They would not recall, not readily, any sense of pain or shame or doubt or threat of danger. [] There were always…” quote by Judith Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ff8/judith-spencer-55536_abuse_joe-knew-that-for-some-really-for-most-t_2664337.jpg)
