“I didn’t know how he managed to keep the weight of his secret when the burden of it was crushing me.” — Heather O'Neill Copy Share Image
“In my mother's time, [pain] was a secret burden, and women were admired for their ability to ignore, to be silent, to… — Terese Marie Mailhot Copy Share Image
![“In my mother's time, [pain] was a secret burden, and women were admired for their ability to ignore, to be silent, to be selfless… Now we can speak it, and that's true healing, not a problem--to admit there is some constant pain.” quote by Terese Marie Mailhot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3ef/terese-marie-mailhot-281987_pain_in-my-mother-s-time-pain-was-a-secret-bu_1314864.jpg)
