Misty Griffin > Quotes

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“No matter how bad home is, it is still home, and home is something that will always be a part of you, something that helps define your life.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“Our Voice is our most powerful tool against these evil people who prey on the innocent, we should never be silent and let them continue to harm people. By being silent we are telling them it is “Okay to continue”. I firmly believe if you choose to stand with those who wish to keep the victim silent you are yourself guilty of a crime against humanity
- Misty Griffin”
― Misty Griffin

“but above all, I wish for you to have the strength to stand up against the tyrants around you, those who are merely individuals bent on achieving their own desires without a thought for their fellow man.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“People speak sometimes about the ‘bestial’ cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“I was that girl, and I kept her hidden. Most people never saw the tears, never saw the pain, but I saw her, and I never forgot what she had survived, fought for, and accomplished.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” ― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays 2, 1926-29”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.” ― C.G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“Each time a person stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, they send a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. —Robert F. Kennedy”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“My job as a fellow human being is to help the helpless whenever I can.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the back either. Just refuse to bear them. —William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“Is there anything you think you can’t do?” “Well, where there is a will, there is a way,” I said as I stood up. “I believe everything is possible as long as you follow what is right and your intentions are good.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“To be given dominion over another is a hard thing; to wrest dominion over another is a wrong thing; to give dominion of yourself to another is a wicked thing.” —Toni Morrison, A Mercy”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“Each time a person stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, they send a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
—Robert F. Kennedy”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival

“that they won’t let anyone dictate to them. After all, in the end you are the person accountable for how your life turns out, not anyone else. Do not ever let anyone make you feel you are less than worthy, for every man, woman and child should have the same rights in this world. We were all born into the world the same way, and will all depart from it, one no better than the other.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“You have to fall apart sometime. It’s a release mechanism for the brain.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“Belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. —Sir William Neil”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“to collect.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up. —Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes,”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“I wanted them to believe in believing.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“If not us, then who? If not now, then when? —John E. Lewis”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“In the end, you are accountable for how your life turns out. Do not ever let anyone make you feel you are less than worthy, for every man, woman, and child should have the same rights in this world. We were all born into the world the same way, and will all depart from it, one no better than the other.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival

“But of course, this is only wishful thinking. No one can turn back the hands of time - no matter how much one may wish to.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish

“Ooit moet je lichaam toegeven. Het is een uitlaatklep voor je hersenen.”
― Misty Griffin, Ingehouden tranen

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything. —Gordon A. Eadie”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“The documentary Why I Ran Away from the Amish has now been released and is available on YouTube.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced

“I had to break the chain; I would not be another silenced, broken woman who had to carry the burden of what happened to her alone, believing that it had been her fault.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish

“I found courage in what I had already endured in life.”
― Misty Griffin, Tears of the Silenced