79 Quotes by Diane Chamberlain

Perhaps now that she'd told the story, it would lose its power over her. She hoped she would never have to repeat it to anyone ever again.

It's amazing what you'll do for your child, isn't it?

She felt happy these days, yet there was always an undercurrent of sadness just below the surface

We got the message that day. We could be friends at home. But out in the world, we didn’t know each other.

Olivia: "Were you aiming at someone?"Alec: "...God, I think...

The hostility and venomous response the topic of sexual trauma and rape in the military brings up, especially with men from my Era, is revealing. This opposition speaks to their guilt and toward the truth that stays hidden.

Growing up in a household where something is terribly wrong, you feel the weight of that mysterious something even though it's unspoken. It eats at you. Confuses you. It leaves you wondering if your view of the world will ever make sense.

Carry the confidence.

What do I want now? I want to be treated with the respect I deserve in the current VA system and not be retraumatized. I want the men who did this to me to be punished and if that isn't possible, I want reassurance what happened to me will never ever happen to another woman in the Armed services. I want some restitution of the damage I have.