Becoming a Man in the Shadowlands Quotes

“I’ve reached that point in my journey, where there is more scenery in the rear view mirror than there is roadway ahead, I now have the time to write. I would rather hit the end of the road at full throttle than coast to a stop in the sunset.”
― Dennis Randall, Becoming a Man in the Shadowlands: Surviving Rape, Abuse, and Incest

“If you wish to have a life worth reading about you must first live a life worth writing about.”
― Dennis Randall, Becoming a Man in the Shadowlands: Surviving Rape, Abuse, and Incest

“Like snowflakes in a blizzard, each of us is unique. Within each of us, there is a common desire to heal and thrive despite our injury. None of us has the power to change our past, but we each have the capacity to change how the past affects us today.”
― Dennis Randall, Becoming a Man in the Shadowlands: Surviving Rape, Abuse, and Incest

“Instead of feeding the memories with resistance, I starved them with acceptance. I denied them the attention they demanded. I refused to give my abuser that kind of power over me. The monsters under my bed would be there by invitation only.”
― Dennis Randall, Becoming a Man in the Shadowlands: Surviving Rape, Abuse, and Incest