“I always thought strength came from within you, that it started there and ended there. It was of your own making. I was wrong. Strength is a gift placed inside you, built up by the people who love you. Fortified… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“She was sweating and pale but beautiful in the firelight. Showing a woman’s strength in a delicate vessel, holding strong like a warrior. I… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“We were like trees with nowhere to sink our roots, Joseph and I. Instead of finding the ground we wound them around each other.” — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I forgot that with the green, the plushness, and shiny plant life that pushed up and surrounded us, with the nourishment it provided came—the… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“Now that I had experienced real freedom, I’m not sure I would ever get used to walls again. Walls loomed, leaned in, and whispered… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I am a survivor. I live beyond the wall. I give shelter to those that need it. I am not chosen but I choose… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“And ultimately, when almost everything I did was controlled by the Superiors, by my teachers and by Paulo, I took what little control I… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I always thought strength came from within you, that it started there and ended there. It was of your own making. I was wrong.… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I look up and watch the bad parts of me shrinking to dots in the wide blue.” — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“I felt an odd sense of protectiveness. It flaked off my skin, revealing a red-hot anger at the idea that someone would hurt him.” — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“It seemed to me to give up you first had to give in to something. I had no ambitions, no idea what I wanted… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
