Classmates Quote by John Thorn

As a child, I was tortured because my mother was a brilliant seamstress who made most of my clothes. I was despised by the…

— Lynda Resnick

When I was younger and more tortured, I wanted to suffer in my roles.

— Julia Duffy

Teachers, people, and, to be honest, some of my classmates didn't understand me. I was the person they didn't like because I would always…

— Yungblud

But...as bad as it was, I learned something about myself. That I could go through something like that and survive. I mean, I know…

— Nicholas Sparks

Partly I was honing my self-consciousness into a torture device, sharp and efficient enough to last me the rest of my life.

— Lucy Grealy

Usually I avoided college students, whom I considered brutal, wrapped up in themselves, particularly in their youth, in which they found material for drama…

— Anonymous

They sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be…

— Roger Hodgson

My sense of my own superiority over many of my classmates would have been much more muted if I knew that they had seen…

— Abhijit Banerjee

I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate about other…

— Terry McMillan

I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy,…

— Winona Ryder

As a youth, I hated myself for not being good enough. All my inadequacies and failures, not being kind enough, generous or understanding enough,…

— Mira Sorvino

They sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, oh responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could…

— Roger Hodgson