"My Dark Vanessa" Quotes
"My Dark Vanessa" explores the complex and haunting relationship between a teenage girl and her manipulative teacher, delving into themes of abuse, memory, and consent.
fiction | 373 pages | Published in 2020
Quotes
I don't want to be a victim. But I'm not sure what else there is.
There is a difference between being the victim and living like one.
I don't know if I'm a good person. I don't know if I'm a bad person. I'm just a person.
I want to be the hero of my own story.
The past is only the past. It's just a story we tell ourselves.
I don't need to be saved. I just need to be seen.
Sometimes silence is a way of speaking.
It's not my job to make you feel comfortable with my truth.
I am more than the worst thing that has ever happened to me.
We are all the heroes of our own stories, but the villain in someone else's.
