“So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity to define your own reality. You can say: This did happen to me. It was that bad. It was the fault & responsibility of the adult. I was—and am—innocent.” The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis”
― Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

“My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was kind of her to say, but he did do harm.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

“...my father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days, weeks, at a time, making the air humid, hard to breathe, my father stalking around with his lower jaw jutting out, giving him the look of a wounded, vengeful boxer, grinding his teeth so loud you could hear it across the room ... I'm sure he told himself: 'I never hit her'. I'm sure because of this technicality he never saw himself as an abuser. But he turned our family life into an endless road trip with bad directions and a rage-clenched driver, a vacation that never got a chance to be fun.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

“From her thighs, she gives you life
And how you treat she who gives you life
Shows how much you value the life given to you by the Creator.
And from seed to dust
There is ONE soul above all others --
That you must always show patience, respect, and trust
And this woman is your mother.
And when your soul departs your body
And your deeds are weighed against the feather
There is only one soul who can save yours
And this woman is your mother.
And when the heart of the universe
Asks her hair and mind,
Whether you were gentle and kind to her
Her heart will be forced to remain silent
And her hair will speak freely as a separate entity,
Very much like the seaweed in the sea --
It will reveal all that it has heard and seen.

This woman whose heart has seen yours,
First before anybody else in the world,
And whose womb had opened the door
For your eyes to experience light and more --
Is your very own MOTHER.
So, no matter whether your mother has been cruel,
Manipulative, abusive, mentally sick, or simply childish
How you treat her is the ultimate test.
If she misguides you, forgive her and show her the right way
With simple wisdom, gentleness, and kindness.
And always remember,
That the queen in the Creator's kingdom,
Who sits on the throne of all existence,
Is exactly the same as in yours.
And her name is,
THE DIVINE MOTHER.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“An abuser isn't abusive 24/7. They usually demonstrate positive character traits most of the time. That's what makes the abuse so confusing when it happens, and what makes leaving so much more difficult.”
― Miya Yamanouchi

“Domestic violence is any behavior involving physical, psychological, emotional, sexual or verbal abuse. It is any form of aggression intended to hurt, damage, or kill an intimate person.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Honesty is better than sugar coated bullshit.”
― Tracy A. Malone

“Society has seldom considered the vicarious effects of domestic violence between partners on the lives of children.”
― Asa Don Brown

“...Studies have found that children who witness abuse are more likely to accept relationships that are abusive.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Be aware of children who may be living in a domestically violent home.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Be your best proponent, ally, and advocate.”
― Asa Don Brown

“It is essential that children who are directly or indirectly affected by domestic violence receive psychological care.”
― Asa Don Brown

“You know that unforgivable lie they tell about you. You may struggle with this one because you know, they know the truth. You are a good parent, but the lie must be implanted for them to win. It's a strategy and they don't care what it does to you or the kids because they have no empathy. It comes down to, they simply do not care about anyone but themselves. They must win.”
― Tracy A. Malone

“An abusive person may look innocent, but it doesn’t mean they are.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“I'm bad with names. Can I call you shithead?”
― Tracy A. Malone

“I was born into the horror of your words.”
― Laura Gentile, Daughterbody I: a self-exorcism through poetry

“abuse doesn’t just happen
in romantic relationships
abuse can live
in friendships too”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

“The abusive behaviour shows one's moral suicide.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“High altitude astronomy is a biologically abusive environment for the sea level adapted human.”
― Steven Magee

“President Trump is the most ‘entertaining’ president.”
― Steven Magee

“It is time to stop the abusive workplace practices of very high altitude astronomy.”
― Steven Magee

“Abusive words exists until you review them by mistake”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“The most abusive people that I have met in life are working for the government.”
― Steven Magee

“i have difficulty separating
abusive relationships
from healthy ones
i can’t tell the difference
between love and violence
- it all looks the same”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

“The sure sign of an abusive agenda is that the individual abused words to propagate it.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I found the Desoto Solar Farm to be an abusive and dangerous workplace.”
― Steven Magee

“I am thinking of becoming a cop because no matter how abusive you are, it seems to be a job for life!”
― Steven Magee

“Police internal affairs is your classic rigged system.”
― Steven Magee

“You wallow in abusive relationships because that’s all you have in that moment. You need something darker to bring you to truth.”
― Dominic Riccitello

“Telling a stutterer to speak up is like telling the lame to get up.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia