Fighting Monsters Quotes

“Small men frightened by powerful women are remarkably dangerous,”
― Sam Hall, Fighting Monsters: Part Two

“I empathised with Mum so much more now. I would never have wanted this shit for her, for anyone, but that didn’t absolve her of her own responsibility. That was the problem with abuse—it distorted healthy relationship patterns, making you repeat the same mistakes over and over, creating a cycle of intergenerational trauma that was difficult to break.”
― Sam Hall, Fighting Monsters: Part Two

“What happened to you, to us, it’s not your responsibility. Every day, people wake up and make choices, and sometimes, some choose to be actual monsters, to hurt and harm others.”
― Sam Hall, Fighting Monsters: Part Two

“Emotion is like a pool of water. If it’s just left there undisturbed, unexpressed, it grows sour and stagnant. It’s designed to sweep in, do what is needed, provide you with the impetus to do what needs to be done, then wash away again.”
― Sam Hall, Fighting Monsters: Part Two

“That was the problem with child abuse. On some unconscious level, the perpetrator ensured you were isolated, preventing you from reaching out and getting help from more appropriate sources. The abuser took the elemental beginnings of a person, and due to their actions, changed those aspects of self into something else. Something too quiet or too loud. Too needy or needing no one ever. Someone fiercely independent or someone who could barely survive. But the kicker? It convinced you that this was your fault, all part of who you were as a person.”
― Sam Hall, Fighting Monsters: Part Two