Traumatic Childhood Quotes

“It was Cathy who taught me the true meaning of the word “risk.” Whenever I see that word written or hear it spoken, I see her face. I see her faith. I see her love and her youth when she took on this challenge. She perceived a need and didn’t wait for everything to fall into place before doing something about it. She did not wait until someone wrote the manual on How to be a Mother to a 19-Year-Old African Orphan When You’re Only 23.”
― Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“I worked hard at fitting in and becoming an American, but then I discovered that being an American was not enough. I had to be a Black American because that’s how Americans, especially whites, saw me.”
― Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“I wanted to share with Black Americans the beautiful and empowering aspects of Africa.”
― Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“Even the youngest must have known they were now steaming away from the country of their birth, never to return. They’d all suffered through the trauma of the war and the loss of their parents and were presently being further traumatized by their banishment to Australia.”
― Steven Decker, One More Life to Live

“Edward sat down on the bench and looked at the horses grazing behind the pasture fence. Even though horses weren’t needed at the vineyard anymore, he’d insisted that a team be kept here and work as they had done when he was the foreman of the vineyard. This affected the productivity of the farm, but he didn’t care. The horses had been a source of comfort for him, and he’d kept them here for this very moment.”
― Steven Decker, One More Life to Live

“In Simon's eyes, he was the most beautiful creature walking on God's Earth.”
― Patrick C. Notchtree, The Clouds Still Hang

“So began a divorce between his body and brain that would be problematical for Simon in the years to come.”
― Patrick C. Notchtree, The Clouds Still Hang

“Poor kid, thought Simon. Would I be in that hidden anguish were it not for Daniel?”
― Patrick C. Notchtree, The Clouds Still Hang

“The eyes! Cold and calculating, hard grey eyes, with the feel of a malevolent intelligence behind them.”
― Patrick C. Notchtree, The Clouds Still Hang

“Did losing virginity have to be with the opposite sex? Had Daniel lost his virginity with him, Simon?”
― Patrick C. Notchtree, The Clouds Still Hang

“Simon could hardly explain that he had attacked Sidney because he was too scared to attack Barry Spence.”
― Patrick C. Notchtree, The Clouds Still Hang

“Her history had taught her that the company of others could only bring pain and rejection, and this lesson had isolated her from the world.”
― Cathy Glass, Damaged

“Children can have stubborn pain too.”
― Tola Rotimi Abraham, Black Sunday

“Ba, you throw stones at the bud instead of watering it
and wonder why it isn't growing
Ma, you flood it with water
and wonder why it is drowning”
― Abdullah Khan, I know you from a dream