“She'd once told me that I was probably the only person on earth who'd be given more than one soapbox in their lifetime because their first one had been worn out.” — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
“But that's the thing about all of this," he says gently but urgently, "we survive. After each known down, each earth shattering blow, we get up again. Even though we walk through hell, and it feels like all we do… — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
“I was consumed by a selfishness and arrogance that I didn't dare let go of until I found a new persona to hide behind.” — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
“I sometimes think people can see that I’m defective, that there’s nothing there. Behind the job and clothes and makeup there’s nothing to know.… — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
“It;s all gone. My life is all gone and I can't work out why. I keep looking back over my life...and I can't work… — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
If we're going to change the world for the better, kids need to know that they can by feeling good about who they are… — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
To know other people thought he'd made a mistake vindicated me. I wasn't a bad girlfriend, he was simply going through a period of… — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
“I could grow to like this man, I realized. I could grow to like him a lot.” — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
“It's good to have things that you love. They keep you grounded, make you realise how much you've got to lose. It's good to… — Dorothy Koomson Copy Share Image
