"A Child Called "It"" Quotes
"A Child Called 'It'" is a harrowing memoir by Dave Pelzer detailing his childhood experiences of severe abuse and neglect at the hands of his alcoholic mother.
nonfiction | 184 pages | Published in 1995
Quotes
I knew that I had to be strong. I had to survive.
strengthsurvival
Mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive.
resilienceabuse
Even in its darkest moments, life has its bright side.
hopepositivity
I was a child called ‘It’, and I had no name.
identityabuse
I told myself that I would never, ever give up.
determinationperseverance
I am free. I am alive.
freedomsurvival
I wanted to be treated like a human being.
humanityabuse
I learned to turn off my emotions.
copingabuse
Inside, my spirit was truly crushed.
despairabuse
I did not cry. I refused to cry.
strengthresilience
