"Talking is the only way forward. People who don’t talk (which is the majority of victims) are delaying and even maintaining the pain."

"I said that it was my forgiveness to give and that what he decided to do with it was up to him."

"I refused to be pigeonholed as a grim faced victim, although this was the angle many photographers and journalists wanted."

"Can I forgive him for something he denies?"

"I don't believe forgiveness is a one off act; it’s rather something that enters and leaves our consciousness like the tide and it requires working through continually."

"Through my experience and the sharing of my story, my work has helped create an alternative narrative, that we are all interconnected and interdependent."

"I think everyone has the capacity to forgive but they sometimes need help finding those inner resources."

"Through my experience I have come to believe that we are all equally capable of being the victim and the perpetrator."