A Man Named Dave Quotes

“When we forgive, we free ourselves from the bitter ties that bind us to the one who hurt us.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“Be good, be honest and fair, find something I believe in, work hard and keep the faith no matter how long it takes?”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“There are no guarantees in life, so learn from others’ mistakes. Enjoy what you can, while you can. Don’t let it consume you like . . . well, just let go and let life happen.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“When my time comes, I would like to know that I have repaid my debt to those who have made a difference in my life. And to be at peace knowing that I stopped the cancer from spreading to those I love.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“You’re going to be fine. I promise you,” – with my finger I made an X sign on my chest – “cross my heart and hope to die, you have my word. You don’t deserve to live like that, and we’re going to turn things around.”
― David Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“I lived through an extraordinary experience, yet I was fortunate enough to learn from it and walk away a better person. I can’t change my past, and it does not grant me the right to use it as a crutch, nor am I destined to become a prisoner because of it. For years I have lived by the philosophy: that which does not kill you can only make you stronger. I simply had to learn to pick myself up at an earlier age.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“Something made them the way they are. Things do happen for a reason.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“If it all ends now, I have lived, I have learned, and I have been loved. The greatest lesson is the gift of life, and no matter what, tomorrow is always another day.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“I had always felt safer whenever he was in the house.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“My only form of escape had been my dreams.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“capable of unexpected violent attacks.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“if you let things build up inside you”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“as much as my mom did to me”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“I had somehow thought things would be different. But”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“I became obsessed with finding answers to my past.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“when I’m at school”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“the crime of not completing my chore on time.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“The sound of her voice nearly makes me pee my pants.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“was supposed to be up an hour ago to begin my chores.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“Just a few more minutes before another day in hell begins. I close my eyes as tightly as I can and mumble a quick prayer”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave

“My first memories of Mother were caution and fear. As a four-year-old child”
― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave