“David what your mother did to you was wrong. Verry wrong.No child deserves to be treated like that. She's sick.”

“well, young man," the judge began, what it biols down to this if the court so desires and if you belive that your home setting is undesirable... you may return and desire with your mother at your home residents”

“I am proud of who you were, David-that hurt person who refused to "die." And I'm more caring, giving, fixing person, the guy with the same sense of humor and that deft, sensitive touch. Good on you, David I love you.”

“I told myself no matter what she did i would not let the b**** take me down”

“One Child's courage to survive”

“Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange-blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat.”

“You have to understand that in a person's life there are a few precious moments in which decisions, choices that you make now, will affect you for the rest of your life.”