Better Quote by Christen Press

It certainly was an important moment for me, that realization that I was not going to get what I wanted. It was very freeing.…

— Alison Bechdel

For me, my awakening came when I was kidnapped.

— Patty Hearst

One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.

— Anonymous

Going to prison actually helped save my life, I believe.

— Prodigy

I was one step away from getting my life taken away, whether it was life in prison or being dead on the streets. But…

— Richard Cabral

I think there was a reason God helped me escape... and I don't take my freedom for granted.

— Nadia Murad

When I was younger I felt very disempowered, very disappeared. I felt worthless, like I had no right to exist. I think a good…

— Eve Ensler

Once I realized that the only thing I can actually control in this life is my own mind, how I choose to react, feel,…

— Nikki Reed

Only on the surface of things have I ever trod the beaten path. So long as I could keep from hurting anyone else, I…

— Ellen Glasgow

The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong.

— Philip Emeagwali

Incarceration didn't change me. In many ways, incarceration galvanized me. The totality of the experience helped me.

— Roger Avary

During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishing effect on the mind. The trip was…

— Tahir Shah