Kara Beth

“His voice had that light veneer of humor that we all get, because if we don’t pretend we’re laughing, we might have to admit just how broken we are.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

“Oh, God, she thought. If you are truly the king of all Creation, why would you deny your people this pleasure? Why would you tell us this is a sin? How could this be a sin?”
― Lola Faust, Fifty Shades of Gorgosaur

“Remember this: THE TRUTH WILL STILL BE THE TRUTH NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS MAY CLAIM; SPEAK YOUR TRUTH LOUDLY! YOU DESERVE THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM ABUSE. YOU DESERVE THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION. YOU DESERVE SO INCREDIBLY MUCH! YOU ARE AMAZING! YOU DESERVE TO BE FREE!”
― Hannah Prosser, Beat: My Journey Through Abuse and the Holdeman Mennonites

“Codependents have difficulty setting limits because they are so attuned to the feelings of those around them. Be careful not to internalize their emotions, though. You do not have a right to those emotions; they belong to the person experiencing them.”
― Yevhenii Lozovyi, Codependency Recovery Workbook: The Complete Guide to Codependency Recovery, Understanding Boundaries, and Recovery from Codependent Relationships