Robert Uttaro

I think I just said it, but I think it__ worth repeating. They gave me hope that there is good in the world out there. There really is. It really does exist. Regardless of how bad things can be, and how down on your luck you can be, or how bad your trust is broken when it comes to warming up to people and all that stuff, I know that there__ people out there that genuinely wanna help. Putting yourself in that position is a huge step, and it__ a very risky and fragile step, but it__ also a step that needs to be taken because there is help. And you can get through something like this. You really can. - Jim, from "To the Survivors

Always know there are friends somewhere rooting for you. There are people you don__ know, always praying for you and lifting you before God. - Jenee, from "To the Survivors".

If you have been raped or sexually assaulted and you have been blamed, or fear that you may be blamed, I just want you to understand this: You are not to blame. There is nothing you did to make someone hurt you, nor is there anything you could have done differently to prevent or stop it.

An engaging examination of a painful subject, with a focus on healing and forgiveness. - Kirkus Review

Some of the most effective segments are interviews with various staff members, including Aila, who works for the center__ legal department. She explains the difficulties of rape prosecution, concluding that __nly the survivor_ can truly define justice. - Kirkus Review

This book is dedicated to all who have been affected by sexual violence.

Just one person. It really honestly just takes one positive person. One positive person can help you. And that can go a long, long way. - Alexis

But no matter how much evil I see, I think it__ important for everyone to understand that there is much more light than darkness.

I think it is important to recognize one__ power, one__ capacities, and one__ dreams. We were actually talking about this in the last men__ group we had. We were talking about these dreams they had as kids and how they just disappeared. They just seemed like they couldn__ even be followed anymore. So for me that__ a loss of power. That__ a loss of their power; their own belief that they control their world. But they need to understand that their actions matter." - Chris