Goodbye, Sweet Girl Quotes

“I didn’t question it. I liked being needed. It never occurred to me to ask myself if I needed someone like Caleb.”
― Kelly Sundberg, Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival

“I was a woman full of wants who wanted to love someone in a way that would heal us both.”
― Kelly Sundberg, Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival

“Maybe it was time for me to stop wondering what had caused Caleb’s violence and start focusing on my own healing.”
― Kelly Sundberg, Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival

“It seemed to be a theme—Caleb needs someone like you.”
― Kelly Sundberg, Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival

“I never told my mother. I couldn’t stand to tell her something so horrible and not be believed, so instead I said nothing.”
― Kelly Sundberg, Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival

“I was only ever leaving. I was leaving when he hit me. Leaving when he screamed “You are a fucking cunt!” at me. Leaving when he threw the coffee mug at me. Leaving when he chased me into the other room. Leaving when I ran into Reed’s room because I knew that Caleb would never hit me in front of his son. Reed, seemingly oblivious, always knew to go to his room during Caleb’s rages. I was leaving, but never gone.”
― Kelly Sundberg, Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival