People say you need to be strong, smart, and lucky to survive hard times, war, a natural disaster, or physical torture. But I say emotional abuseโanxiety, fear, guilt, and degradationโis far worse and much harder to survive.
Lisa SeeFor my entire life I longed for love. I knew it was not right for me โ as a girl and later as a woman โ to want or expect it, but I did, and this unjustified desire has been at the root of every problem I have experienced in my life.
Lisa See