#sanctucare

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The women in charge handed them tissues. They said calm things like You need to be strong. They were trying to make things better. But it can put a lot of pressure on a person to be told they need to be strong. That's another thing I've learned.

Margaret Atwood, The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale #2) (Transcript of Witness Testimony 369B)

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At the time I thought, why cry, you should be happy, you got out. But after all that's happened to me since that day, I understand why. You hold it in, whatever it is, until you can make it through the worst part. Then, once you're safe, you can cry all the tears you couldn't waste time crying before.

Margaret Atwood, The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale #2) (Transcript of Witness Testimony 369B)