Triste tigre Quotes

“The thing that is liberating about literature is it offers us access to something greater than we are.”
― Neige Sinno, Sad Tiger

“whether I liked it or not, whether I chose to stifle it or shout it from the rooftops, I saw everything through the lens of rape. It’s still the case today: Even though now there are lulls when I can think about other things, even though it’s not always about that, often it still is. In that sense he won and there’s nothing I can do about it. Damaged for life.”
― Neige Sinno, Sad Tiger

“It’s always wide open for a child. A child cannot open or close the door of consent. The handle is simply not within reach.”
― Neige Sinno, Sad Tiger

“The thing that is liberating about literature is it offers us access to something greater than we are. Greater than our pain, greater than our personal experience, greater than the intensity I’ve talked about. Discovering literature is like gaining access to a world of extreme risk, of encounters with the enormity of life and death, but on a different plane. It can be a consolation. A form of consolation, but never enough to save a person.”
― Neige Sinno, Triste tigre

“C'est vrai qu'aucun [...] n'avait vu ce que nous pouvions voir nous, les enfants et ma mère, au sein du foyer, où il se comportait comme un tyran. Et c'est quand même ça qui ressort avant tout de cette personnalité : quelqu'un qui ne supporte pas la contradiction, qui doit tout le temps avoir la main sur tout, qui décide, surveille, punit, et qui, jamais ne partage le pouvoir.”
― Neige Sinno, Triste tigre

“What happened to my mother is maybe one of the worst things that can happen. Worse than anything you can imagine. The rape and torture, for years, of the little girl you brought into the world.”
― Neige Sinno, Sad Tiger

“And as long as there is any child on earth still suffering abuse, it will never be over for any of us.”
― Neige Sinno, Sad Tiger

“Clinical studies show that there are two principal types of predator: those with dependency and avoidance disorders, characterized by submissiveness, passivity and social isolation, and those who have disorders linked to narcissism, antisocial and psychopathic tendencies that are characterized by power, control, and violence.”
― Neige Sinno, Sad Tiger

“Non dico niente, ma so di avere quel potere. Mi fa paura ma mi rende anche orgogliosa, so che la famiglia dipende da me. So che le mie parole sono capaci di far succedere le cose. Il mio silenzio anche.”
― Neige Sinno, Triste tigre

“Puedo decir que fui feliz, que fuimos felices. Nadie puede quitarnos la lluvia de verano.”
― Neige Sinno, Triste tigre

“Com uma criança, a porta está sempre escancarada. Uma criança não pode abrir ou fechar a porta do consentimento. Não consegue chegar à maçaneta. Simplesmente, não está ao seu alcance.”
― Neige Sinno, Triste tigre