“I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal. I was a 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒐𝒓, and I was strong. I would not be weak, or helpless again. I would not, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧.”