Abuse Quote by Patty Hearst

Of course I wasn't abused. If I were; things would be so simple. I'd have a reason to for being in a shrinks office.…

— Ned Vizzini

Nothing has happened to me out of the closet that was anywhere near as dangerous as being closeted.

— Karen Thompson Walker

Have I ever abused a woman? Never.

— Columbus Short

Abuse of any kind thrives off secrecy. I felt like if I started talking about it, maybe other people would. I wanted to break…

— Chris Witty

I had lived with abuse for many years, but the worst abuse has been at my own hands and the appalling situations I have…

— Amanda de Cadenet

The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.

— Rachel Maddow

In my past, I said and believed things that were wrong and - worse - hurtful to the LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones.

— Tulsi Gabbard

When you've been abused daily and you see people humiliated and harassed, you just get tired of it.

— Claudette Colvin

I've never ever attacked someone who's been the victim who's been the victim of sexual abuse. Not only that, I've put people in jail…

— Rudy Giuliani

I've been through 20 years of torment battling with my sexuality.

— Gareth Thomas

“Just because...you've been abused in your life, doesn't ever give you the right to go out and abuse others.”

— Timothy Pina

To be closeted for so long was so difficult.

— Liz Carmouche