Mathilde

“The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you're having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. I'm fine, you think. So what if I watched TV for twenty-four straight hours yesterday. I'm not falling apart. I'm just lazy. Why it's better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I'm not sure. But it was better. More than better: it was vital.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”
― Bonnie Burstow, Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

“Słowa przecież rosną dopiero w człowieku razem z nim. Wytapiają się jak z rudy z jego trosk, udręk, cierpień, łez. Nikt nie otrzymuje ich w darze tylko dlatego, że się urodził, gdzie, kiedy. Ceną słów jest nasz los.”
― Wiesław Myśliwski, Widnokrąg

“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment