“No one was coming to save me.”
That’s when I knew…
I had to save myself — or disappear forever.

Sometimes freedom starts with a decision — to rise, to fight, to walk away.
It wasn’t given. It wasn’t free.
It was won.

— from Freedom Wasn’t Free

#book #writer #author #survival #truestory #reading

“I didn’t learn the value of freedom in peace.
I learned it in chains.”

Every breath was a risk.
Every silence was survival.
And somewhere between them…
I found my voice again.

— from Freedom Wasn’t Free

#book #writer #author #nonfiction #truestory #reading #quotes #reallifestory #survival