“Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency
need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty.”
NELSON MANDELA
South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman
“To endure, survive, connect the dots, and own my narrative bestows me authority.”
AUTHORITY
Lived, thus powering with truth
“Audacity must be directly proportional to the scale of crimes survived.”
AUDACITY
Chosen and committed
“A singular commitment to honour one’s soul—survive abominable crimes with grace and do right by one’s dignity—is for the audacious.”
LOYALTY
Soul contract
“Scapegoats don’t survive a lifetime of sadistic-remorseless war to crawl out a weakling—they march transformed with their commando spirit.”
COR{RENCY}
Heart-powered
“Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power
—they see it and they don’t want it to exist.”
GLORIA JEAN WATKINS
American author and educator
“What is to give light must endure burning.“
VICTOR FRANKL
Austrian neurologist, psychologist and Holocaust survivor
“One person of integrity can make a difference.”
ELIE WIESEL
American writer, political activist and Holocaust survivor
“Your silence will not protect you.”
AUDRE LORDE
American writer, poet and civil rights activist
“The burden of your shame, secrets and crimes is not mine—your moral bankruptcy and sexual perversion are your ownership, legacy and self-destructing landmines.”
JUST DESERTS
Victim Impact Statement
“You didn’t betray me—you betrayed judgment, conscience, trust and goodness. Your jealousy, malice and ego deny you the privilege of being a real man—of character, honesty and courage.”
BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS
Victim Impact Statement
“To say I regret crossing paths with you—an emasculate scum of the earth—is an understatement.”
NEFARIOUS LOWLIFE
Victim Impact Statement
“I was ashamed of myself when I realised that life is a masquerade party, and I attended with my real face.”
— Franz Kafka, Austrian-Czech novelist
ROI DES RATS
Victim Impact Statement
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls;
the most massive characters are seared with scars.“
KHALIL GIBRAN
Lebanese-American writer and poet
“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear;
knowing what must be done does away with fear.“
ROSA PARKS
American activist
“Those of us who understand, who feel strongly, must not tire.
Those who don’t know are at peace.
It’s those of us who know that get disturbed and are forced to take action.“
WANGARI MAATHAI
Kenyan social and environmental activist
