“Would the U.S. be able to partially prevent violent incidents like mass shooting if signs of teen dating violence, especially violence against women, was taken more seriously?”— Lily Herman, teenvogue.com
“The trifecta: weapon, ammo, and impaired judgment. Throw in a little domestic violence, and you have the perfect recipe for a family slaughter.”— Kevin Maynard, Dexter Morgan, Michael C. Hall, imdb.com
“Haven't you ever been in a relationship where you really loved somebody and still kinda wanted to bash their head in?”— Cathryn Humphris, Dr. Cara Roberts, Maïté Schwartz, imdb.com
“Why don't you bounce my face off the floor? Then maybe you'll recognize me.”— Chris Collins, Gemma Teller Morrow, Katey Sagal, imdb.com
“I’ve spent five years searching for my husband’s killer. Still can’t find anyone to do it.”— Unknown, tcat.tc
“My stepfather was a very abusive person. He used to put bruises on my mom's face, and I still have a scar on my forehead from when I got thrown into a bed rail. When I was nine, we had gotten into an altercation with him, and I told my mom, ‘One day you will never have to worry about a man hitting y…”— Ray Lewis, mensjournal.com
“Many abused children cling to the hope that growing up will bring escape and freedom. But the personality formed in the environment of coercive control is not well adapted to adult life. The survivor is left with fundamental problems in basic trust, autonomy, and initiative. She approaches the task…”— Judith Herman, amazon.com
“Abusers want you to feel small, to make you insecure, to make you feel like you are indebted to them, or that your actions are to blame.”— Ellen Page, facebook.com
“When he comes home with pregnant knuckles, dripping blood all over the floor, I feel like a volcano of a wife. I am waiting for the tectonic plates below me to pose perfectly. I am waiting for the last straw, the last black eye or missing tooth I see before I pack my suitcase and he shows me the fro…”— Lydia Havens, freezeraypoetry.com
“This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. It's a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin blaming our culture, which stigmatizes, demeans and strips trans women of their humanity.”— Janet Mock, amazon.com
“Women in THIS country are in poverty, partly because they are denied the resources to determine when they have children and how many they have. Women in THIS country are subjected to violence because they are a part of a society that uses a rubric to determine how "worthy" they are of comfort, freed…”— Erika Nicole Kendall, facebook.com