#harriet

Of course, in a novel, people’s hearts break, and they die, and that is the end of it; and in a story this is very convenient. But in real life we do not die when all that makes life bright dies to us. There is a most busy and important round of eating, drinking, dressing, walking, visiting, buying, selling, talking, reading, and all that makes up what is commonly called living, yet to be gone through… ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

#cabin #death #harriet #stowe #tom

There is a moment in our healing journey when our denial crumbles; we realize our experience and it's continued effects on us won't "just go away". That's our breakthrough moment. It's the sun coming out to warm the seeds of hope so they can grow our personal garden of empowerment ~ Jeanne McElvaney ↗

— Jeanne McElvaney

#abuse-survivors #childhood-abuse #childhood-sexual-abuse #effects-of-child-abuse #harrietta-s-happenstance

If anybody does marry you it will be for the pleasure of hearing you talk piffle. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#lord-peter-wimsey #marriage #strong-poison #marriage

You can recognize survivors of abuse by their courage. When silence is so very inviting, they step forward and share their truth so others know they aren't alone. ↗

— Jeanne McElvaney

#abuse-survivors #childhood-abuse #childhood-sexual-abuse #effects-of-child-abuse #harrietta-s-happenstance

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

#enemy #had #harriet #just #more