"Stitches" Quotes
A graphic memoir recounting the author's childhood and the discovery of his own voice after undergoing a traumatic surgery.
graphic novels | 329 pages | Published in 2009
Quotes
I hated my body.
The air and the water were full of smoke. A big hole had opened in the ground.
I was the one who was always in trouble, the one who was always wrong.
Sometimes I think I'm losing my mind. I can't think straight and I can't breathe.
I wanted to scream, but I couldn't. It was as if my throat was sealed shut.
There was no one to turn to, no one to tell. I just wanted to disappear.
The doctors had cut out my vocal cords. They said it was for my own good.
I had been betrayed by my own family. They had kept secrets from me.
I was trapped in a world of sickness and sorrow, with no way out.
I realized I had to find my own voice, even if it meant defying those in power.





