Quotes by : John William Tuohy

They were no better than common thieves. They stole our childhood. But even with that, I was heartbroken....

Denny thought our parents needed a combination of material goods and temperamental changes before he....

Eventually, many years later, I came to see him the way everyone else saw him—a nice guy who, despite....

In foster care it’s easier to measure what you’ve lost over what you have gained, because it there....

The next day, when I came home from the library, there was a small, used red record player in my room.....

I had decided that I wanted to earn my living as a writer and the only place in Waterbury where they....

I hit him for every single thing that was wrong in my life and kicked him in a fierce fury of madness....

Imagine being beaten up every day for something you didn’t do and yet, when it’s over, you keep on....

For the first time in my life, I was eating well and from plates—glass plates, no less, not out of....

My affliction decided to join us, forcing me to push my toes on the floor as though I were trying to....