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I dislike the word 'victim.' I dislike being told that I 'lost' my husband - as if I had idly abandoned you by the side of the railway track like an unwanted pair of old shoes.

I'm not interested in playing the victim. I like stories about survivors.

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims.

The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring.

I'm not a victim, and I don't need to behave like one.

I don't want to be a victim.

I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.

I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.

Anyone, any type of story, it doesn't have to be a crime victim, you don't have to let yourself be food for the media.

I don't like to play the victim.