--- title: "1 Tell Hurt Quotes By Lisa McMann (Author" description: "1 Tell Hurt quotes by Lisa McMann (Author. Plus more from Lisa McMann (Author and more Tell Hurt sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/lisa-mcmann-author-104501_best-relationship_dear-j-i-want-to-explain-something-after_1924000.jpg" --- > [“Dear J., I want to explain something. After my dad set me on fire...Well...He died in jail while I was in the hospital getting skin grafts. And I never got to tell him how much he hurt me. Not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mcmann-author/dear-j-i-want-to-explain-something-after-my-dad-set-me-on-fire-well/) Lisa McMann (Author [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/lisa-mcmann-author-104501_best-relationship_dear-j-i-want-to-explain-something-after_1924000.jpg) ## More by Lisa McMann (Author > [“He waits a moment. And then murmurs "I love you Janie Hannagan. I can't get enough of you. I wake up in the morning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mcmann-author/he-waits-a-moment-and-then-murmurs-i-love-you-janie-hannagan-i-can-t/) Lisa McMann (Author > [“Dear J., I want to explain something. After my dad set me on fire...Well...He died in jail while I was in the hospital getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mcmann-author/dear-j-i-want-to-explain-something-after-my-dad-set-me-on-fire-well/) Lisa McMann (Author ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tell-hurt/lisa-mcmann-author/#itemlist", "name": "1 Tell Hurt Quotes By Lisa McMann (Author", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Dear J., I want to explain something. After my dad set me on fire...Well...He died in jail while I was in the hospital getting skin grafts. And I never got to tell him how much he hurt me. Not just physically, but inside, you know? So I took it out on other things for a while. I'm better now. I get counseling for it, and I'm really better. But I'm not perfect. And I'm still fighting it. See... You're like the only person I have in my life that I really care about. I'm selfish about that. I don't want anybody to touch you. I want to keep you safe. That's why I hate this assignment so much. Now that I have you, I'm afraid to see you get hurt or messed up, like I was. I'm afraid I'll lose you, I guess. I wish you could always be safe. I worry a lot. If you weren't so damned independent...Ah, well. *smile* As much as we have been through in the past few months, we still don't know each other very well, do we? I want to change that about us. Do you? I want to know you better. Know what makes you happy and what scares you. And I want you to know that about me, too. I love you. I will try to never hurt you again. I know I'll screw up. 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