I never defended myself. Not once. I never said, "Excuse me? What gives you the right to insult and demean me?" I let them steal my dignity.
Julie Anne PetersBut I'm no hero. I had to keep my dirty little secret. The worst sin I committed was holding it in; letting the secret blacken me.
Julie Anne PetersYou can't trust machines. You can't trust people.
Julie Anne PetersThat's love? To let someone beat you and be hateful to you? These people are all so... Weak. Powerless to change their lives. I know the feeling. All you can do is take it. No one understands how it beats you down.
Julie Anne PetersI suppose I'll be remembered as dull. Timid. No one ever knew me. People came. They went. I was kind, I think. Not sympathetic, but considerate of others. I always gave up my place in line. I loaned out pencils and paper, or let people take them from me. I never reported a sexual assault.
Julie Anne PetersI'd decided to write him and tell him to leave me alone. Please, in a nice way, go away, I really can't deal with you.
Julie Anne PetersI know it's hard on her. If I don't tell her she'll kill me." He pauses. "That was supposed to be funny.
Julie Anne PetersI don't have to answer. Until you know the question.
Julie Anne PetersLike anyone cared where I was, or who I was.
Julie Anne PetersThey didn't guarantee you'd come out a whole person.
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