Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself

Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before

I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.

What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.

I became the messenger who had to be killed

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since