“Even in darkness, there’s light. You just need to look for it.” — J M Northup Darkness Copy Share Image
“As I lay in the late hours of night or perhaps the wee hours of morning, I felt content. I’d been right… — J M Northup Content Copy Share Image
“Just because we live in a world of chaos and madness doesn’t mean we have to subscribe to that sort of behavior.” — J M Northup Behavior Copy Share Image
“There was that part of me that thought if I was already been accused of it and punished for it, then I… — J M Northup Copy Share Image
“Regardless of the outcome, I needed to know that I lived my life the way I felt was right and just. I… — J M Northup Faithful Copy Share Image
“People who felt scared or desperate enough could do almost anything, even things that are extremely out of their character to do;… — J M Northup Human condition Copy Share Image
“I believe that all things are connected; that we’re interdependent on one another. I just like feeling the wind in my hair,… — J M Northup Connect Copy Share Image
“Sitting there, I wasn’t convinced I’d survive until that day let alone beyond it. I felt the struggle intensifying between my mom… — J M Northup Time Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t let the old voices dictate me; I wouldn’t let anyone dictate who I was anymore. I was strong enough to… — J M Northup Inspirational Copy Share Image
“Although some part of me knew that it was an impossible future, I allowed myself to be immersed fully in my dream.… — J M Northup Dream Copy Share Image
“I guess it’s easier to believe a lie that helps you than a truth that doesn’t,” I remarked sadly.” — J M Northup Truth Copy Share Image
“Why did I even try then? Of course, in asking the question, I’d already known the answer; faith. I hoped; I couldn’t… — J M Northup Faith Copy Share Image
“What did that say about me? Had I become one of the monsters I thought I was fighting? “Things didn’t have to… — J M Northup Choices Copy Share Image
“I wanted more than anything to connect to someone. I wanted to feel alive again. I just felt dead inside. I could… — J M Northup Connect Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I really hated people in general. I wanted to believe in the good that I knew existed in all of us,… — J M Northup Copy Share Image
“Again, fear makes people do stupid things,” I reminded her. “It can even make you do things you never thought you were… — J M Northup Fear Copy Share Image
“My step-dad’s rendition of events was uncontested even by me and therefore, it became our truth. Truth I’d never be able to… — J M Northup Lie Copy Share Image
“She’s erasing me bit by bit and it’s painfully obvious that no one can stop her.” — J M Northup Copy Share Image
“I felt ancient and exhausted. I felt like a prisoner within myself and as if I was just watching a movie that… — J M Northup Disconnected Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I really was disillusioned; unable to see myself for who, and what, I really was. Maybe I really was an ungrateful… — J M Northup Bad person Copy Share Image
“I was surprised hearing my own ragged voice. I sounded so hateful and angry. My voice didn’t resemble any part of what… — J M Northup Copy Share Image
