You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward.

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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you," I say. "Controlling you is.

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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel. I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.

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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.

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Let the guilt teach you how to behave next time.

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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.

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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.

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Change, like healing, takes time.

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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.

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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.

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