The Darkest Web Quotes

“Being a victim meant people absolved you of all blame, even for things that clearly had little to do with whatever had created that status, but it also meant that people perpetually viewed you as broken. Not whole. Less than. People felt sorry for victims, but they didn’t want to taint their own lives by getting too close.”
― Kristin Wright, The Darkest Web

“I had spent years reading psychology books and magazines to figure out why, when they’ve hurt us worse than anyone else can, we still so desperately crave love and approval from our parents. There were days I wished she would call, tell me she was sorry, ask to have a real relationship, even though the rational part of my brain knew she wasn’t capable of that kind of growth.”
― Kristin Wright, The Darkest Web