Banished Quotes

“When passages are taken out of context and twisted, the result is a powerful, manipulative, and dangerous weapon indeed.”
― Lauren Drain, Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church

“I was often conflicted about what was expected of me. It was a strange feeling. I’d ask myself what I was supposed to be doing. I didn’t want to be judged, so I didn’t ask too many questions. I just wanted to get it right. I didn’t want anyone else to know that I was doubting myself.”
― Lauren Drain, Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church

“Song of Solomon 8:6: “Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death.”
― Lauren Drain, Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church