Girl, Forgotten

psychopaths were like fire. They needed oxygen to burn.

“‘Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.’”

Dean is an animal—any man who abuses a woman is.

“There are so many nerves and ligaments and bones in that one small space. They grab you there, and you do whatever they want.”

Do you know that a bruised or sprained wrist is one of the most common signs of domestic violence?

“Libel pertains to written or printed statements that are found to be either false or defamatory. Slander is oral or spoken defamation.”

There was a psychiatric syndrome called folie à plusieurs—a shared psychosis where a group of people together commit bad acts that they wouldn’t otherwise commit on their own.

past behavior predicts future behavior.

She asked, “You know that painting, The Problem We All Live With?”
“Norman Rockwell. 1964. Oil on canvas.” Gordon knew his art. “The piece was inspired by a six-year-old named Ruby Bridges who integrated an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.”

Wherever you go, there you are.’”