“People need to realize there is nothing that can detract from your worth. When it comes to rape and sexual violence and abuse, that can never detract from who you are.”— Elizabeth Smart, broadly.vice.comTagged: Purity Culture
“A lot of victims or survivors, they want to go back to being normal. I just wanted to be treated normal. I didn't want special exceptions. I didn't want people to be scared to be my friend to avoid me because they don't know how I'm going to react. I always felt, like, Jeez, I survived nine months o…”— Elizabeth Smart, broadly.vice.comTagged: Survivor, Life After Abuse