Call Me Cockroach Quotes

“But that’s the danger of isolation; it lures you in with the deceptive promise of protecting you and then it feasts on your spirit.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

“I forgave my mother even though she had never asked for my forgiveness, or admitted she’d done anything for which to be forgiven. I forgave her for myself.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

“Only a woman with no confidence or sense of self-worth would have allowed a man to dominate her in such a way.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

“With sincere concern, and genuine tears pooling in her eyes, Dani gave me her full attention, sitting quietly until I got it all out. Her total faith that what I was saying was true breathed life into my story. It did happen. Talking openly and honestly helped me to understand that the most significant hindrance to my healing process had been my inability to discuss the details of my childhood abuse. Telling Dani was a positive step, possibly my first on the path to healing.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

“Becoming a recluse would have been my preferred way to live, but I couldn’t because of my children, and the necessity of a job that forced me to interact with people, the despicable creatures I didn’t entirely trust. But if I didn’t go to work I didn’t eat. And I had to eat. I had to eat, because I was a damn cockroach, a survivor, even if I didn’t want to be. I’d always been efficient at activating the protective mechanism of shutting off my feelings whenever I felt threatened. The problem had now become, lately, I always felt threatened. Each day, I turned more and more reclusive, retreating”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

“Children—and perhaps the elderly—are the only true victims of abuse. As adults, we are only victims when we allow ourselves to be. The instant we make the decision to strike back, we become warriors. When the fight is over, we will have either won or lost, but one thing is for sure, we will not have been victims.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

“took the book from her and read the title. “A Child Called “It.” "What’s it about?” "You’re not going to believe this, but the man who wrote this book went through almost the exact same thing you did when you were a kid.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

“With mature eyes, I could now see that what you want at twenty is not necessarily what you will need when you’re thirty.”
― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach

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― Leigh Byrne, Call Me Cockroach