“Don’t turn your face away. Once you’ve seen, you can no longer act like you don’t know. Open your eyes to the… — Vashti Quiroz-Vega Copy Share Image
“If you hope for any sort of dialogue and unity with all factions on the vaguely leftist or radical side of politics,… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The words with which a child's heart is poisoned, whether through malice or through ignorance, remain branded in his memory, and sooner… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
“for the next week we endured what can only be described as verbal abuse from anti-equality Christians. Truly, not all of those… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share Image
“Housing instability is a hallmark of life among the $2-a-day poor. Children experiencing $2-a-day poverty are far more likely to move over… — Kathryn Edin Copy Share Image
“The symptoms of abuse are there, and the woman usually sees them: the escalating frequency of put-downs. Early generosity turning more and… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“The dog leash was still tied tight around the oak tree in the back, stretched worn and limp across the green grass… — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
“I've learned that verbal abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse and take longer to heal from.” — Jaycee Dugard Copy Share Image
I have experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence from men, but I have also experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child's tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It's not… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
“Outside of my professional life, I have known many couples over the years who had passion and electricity between them and who… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“If a normally kind, agreeable person makes an enemy of you, you ought to ask yourself why.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
“The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long-lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“The man’s rights and the woman’s rights are the same size. They have the right to have their opinions and desires respected,… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that sometimes the worst parents make the best grandparents. I'm not sure why. Maybe because there is enough… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
Since so many people these days don't seem to start their families until around age forty, I predict there will be less… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
I've met many lesbian, gay and trans activists who've told me what they face, sometimes even within the school gates: hate crime,… — Angela Rayner Copy Share Image
“There are entire blogs devoted to hating fat people on planes—describing their supposed transgressions and physical particulars in grotesque, gleeful detail, posting… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“I don't get involved in personal abuse. I'm not reducing myself to that level. If people don't like what I wear, don't… — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
“What’s going on?” He looked up at me, a scowl marring his cherubic features. “Bloody handcuffs—made of steel, which has too much… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“The fact of the matter is, if you haven’t been in an abusive relationship, you don’t really know what the experience is… — Shahida Arabi Copy Share Image
My relationship with my dad was complex, especially when I came out. The years of verbal abuse, all of it drink-fuelled, were… — Craig Revel Horwood Copy Share Image
