Privacy is so sacred, and any time a victim is returned, a survivor is found and rescued, privacy is one of the greatest gifts we can give them because if they decide to share, that's up to them, and they will come forward.
Elizabeth SmartRead
That happened to me, but I'm so much more than that girl that was kidnapped.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes resilience and personal growth beyond past traumas.
Elizabeth Smart's quote reflects the journey of overcoming profound adversity and showcases an individual's strength to rise above their traumatic experiences. It highlights the importance of identity and self-worth that exists beyond being defined by one traumatic event, proclaiming personal growth and the ability to reclaim oneβs narrative.
Themes
ResilienceIdentityOvercomingTraumaGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about overcoming adversity, one might reference this quote to inspire others.
More from Elizabeth Smart
All quotes βI'm grateful for rain because, when I was kidnapped, that meant that I had something to drink.
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Yesterday from my office window I saw a crippled girl negotiating her way across the street, her shoulders squarely braced. At each jerky movement her hair flew back like an annunciatory angel, and I saw she was the only dancer on the street.
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How can I be kind? How can I find bird-relief in the nest-building of day-to-day? Necessity supplies no velvet wing with which to escape. I am indeed and mortally pierced with the seeds of love.
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Even when I get on airplanes, very often, as I walk down the aisle, I notice a lot of people staring or whispering. I recognize the fact that yes, to a lot of people, I will always be that 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped and who was held captive.
Elizabeth SmartRead
I think forgiveness is probably one of the greatest forms of self-love there is because you don't do forgiveness for anybody else. My captors will never care if I forgive them... It will not make a day of difference to them at all, but it will make a huge difference to me.
Elizabeth SmartRead
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