Abuse Quote by Hannah V. Sawyerr

“Justice is about making them pay for [her] pain. Revenge is making them pay for yours.”

— Erica O'Rourke

“Abuse is never deserved, it is an exploitation of innocence and physical disadvantage, which is perceived as an opportunity by the abuser.”

— Lorraine Nilon

“Sometimes justice is better served by those who have experienced the pain”

— Mark W Boyer

“Before, all could have told her, "It's not your fault. You were the victim. You suffered the loss and the pain in the maw…

— Stacey Scott Mae

“when traumatic events are of human design, those who bear witness are caught in the conflict between victim and perpetrator. All the perpetrator asks…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“I believed I was too sensitive and weak. To “prove” I wasn’t a victim anymore, I moved closer to painful experiences rather than away…

— Christina Enevoldsen

“until victims know deep in their souls that it is a choice to be an abuser, they will continue to entertain pity for toxic…

— Shannon Thomas

“While it is easy to get caught up in the beliefs and attitudes of others, it is easier still to make one’s self a…

— Stephen Richards

“Perpetrators of abuse often make their victims believe that they are somehow responsible for their own abuse. Such misplaced notions shift the blame of…

— Mallika Nawal

I gave you justice, it said, as I was taught it. And I gave you mercy , too, so far as I could. While…

— Diana Gabaldon

“You must know what it is like to have your life wrenched and broken, to realize that you will never really be the same.…

— Dr. Karin Huffer M.F.T

“If I must share my story, I want to do so on my terms, without the attention that inevitably follows. I do not want…

— Roxane Gay