"Forgiveness is created by the restitution of the abuser; of the wrongdoer. It is not something to be squeeeeeezed out of the victim in a further act of conscience-corrupting abuse."
"I refuse to let the standards of evil people chip away at my capacity for integrity."
"Deep connection is the antidote to madness."
"Those who make conversations impossible, make escalation inevitable."
"Those who make conversations impossible, make escalation inevitable."
"If you spend time with crazy and dangerous people, remember – their personalities are socially transmitted diseases; like water poured into a container, most of us eventually turn into – or remain – whoever we surround ourselves with. We can choose our tribe, but we cannot change that our tribe is our destiny."