#ape

Never did he once consider directing his hatred toward the hunters. Such an emotion would have destroyed him ... His subconscious knew what his min did not guess-that hating them would have consumed him, burned him up like a piece of soft coal, leaving only flakes of ash and a question mark of smoke. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#race #rape #rape

A dog – a collie – went up to Eric, looked up at his face, and growled. “Shoo,” Eric said, making an imperious gesture with his hand. ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#sookie-stackhouse-novels #sookie-stackhouse

Those who support such survivors of abuse often find it difficult to hear the reality of those survivors' lives and experience and are often unsupported themselves. Rather than being supported, workers are often ridiculed, castigated or accused of being gullible or of giving the survivor false memories. Many workers work in isolation and a climate of hostility and are unable to talk about the work they do. Yes, despite all the odds, survivors of ritual abuse are beginning to speak out about their experiences, and some people, mainly in voluntary organisations, are beginning to listen to them and support them. [Published 2001] ↗

— Laurie Matthew

#child-abuse #childabuse #childhood-abuse #false-memories #healing

I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government tried to block the The New York Times and The Washington Post that they obtained from a secret study of how we got involved in the war in Vietnam - that is probably the most important case. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#case #got #government #how #i

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. ↗

— Ansel Adams

#landscape #often #photographer #photography #supreme

I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it. ↗

— Bryan Adams

#bottom #got #i #myself #out

I'm amazed every time I come back to Vancouver at how much it's changed. You go away for a month and there's three more skyscrapers. ↗

— Bryan Adams

#away #back #changed #come #every

So that between the Cape of St. Maria and Japan we were four months and twenty-two days; at which time there were no more than six besides myself that could stand upon his feet. ↗

— William Adams

#between #cape #could #days #feet

To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#artists #careers #come #dreams #fruition

I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer. ↗

— Jenny Agutter

#become #blank #doubt #easy #find