Jaycee Quotes & Sayings

In my sixteen years, I have experienced heartbreak, tragedy and transcending love. In my thirteenth year, I moved to Westerly and experienced all three. — Jaycee Relic

There's a difference between unspoken and unsaid," Jaycee says. "Just because chimpanzees cannot speak doesn't mean they have nothing to say; the ability to vocalize thoughts is not the same as the ability to acquire and use language ... Language is really just a systematic means of communication through symbols or sounds. Almost all animals use language. The problem is that when it comes to the issue of language, humans are incredibly narcissistic. Since we literally hold the key to their cages, our language is the only one that counts. — Neil Abramson

There are moments in which all of us need to have a backbone and feel that we have the right to say no to adults if we believe they are doing the wrong thing. You must find your voice and not be afraid to speak up. — Jaycee Dugard

The fact is it happened. It's over now. I do not live my life constantly wishing that I could change the past. — Jaycee Dugard

You're making my heart do things it's never done before." — Jaycee Ford

A light that I thought had been extinguished was slowly coming back to life. — Jaycee Dugard

Love is not part time and its not conditional. I learned this from my mom. — Jaycee Dugard

Hearts become attached as easily as they become broken and our minds are left sifting through the pieces, which I fear take a lifetime to put back together to achieve any form of acceptance. — Jaycee Dugard

Is life worth living simply because you live, or is it worth more if you make life happen? — Jaycee Dugard

Ask yourself, "what would you do to survive? — Jaycee Dugard

We live in a world where we rarely speak out and when someone does, often nobody is there to listen. — Jaycee Dugard

did I have? He controlled everything. He said Nancy — Jaycee Dugard

Everyone wants to protect their heart, but without pain, one can never have joy. — Jaycee Ford

Were men and women ever really just friends? — Jaycee Ford

I don't believe in hate. To me it wastes too much time. People who hate waste so much of their life hating that they miss out on all the other stuff out here. — Jaycee Dugard

I'm always sketchy of people who don't like grits. — Jaycee Ford

She reminds me of a turtle; you can never quite know wha ta turtle is thinking. — Jaycee Dugard

You know, they do say that you find love when you're least looking for it. — Jaycee DeLorenzo

I learned in therapy the word "No" is a complete sentence. — Jaycee Dugard

You know, it's tragic how blind we can be to the really good guys because they don't fit this ideal image of what we think we want, and when we do figure it out, it's pretty much too late. — Jaycee DeLorenzo

What's life without a little risk? Sometimes you have to gamble to achieve greatness, and it's stupid to let fear of the unknown stop you from achieving your maximum potential. — Jaycee DeLorenzo

Life's adventure is important. — Jaycee Dugard

You can't cover up the swagger of a cowboy. — Jaycee Ford

I enjoy life so much more now, and I try hard to appreciate each and every day, but deep down I am still afraid it will be taken away. — Jaycee Dugard

Even if it is just one thing or person you have to be thankful for, that is enough. — Jaycee Dugard

Genes, I have learned, do not make a family. Families are the people that stick around through good and bad times. Sadness is a part of life. Choosing to be happy and see the glass half full is a struggle we all must make. — Jaycee Dugard

Love is the easy part; it's the living without the love you need is hard. — Jaycee Dugard

I've learned that verbal abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse and take longer to heal from. — Jaycee Dugard

Life just throws you places, and if you wait, if you listen, you can see the blessings. — Jaycee Clark

Our relationship was built on a house of cards. One good blow and you find the pieces scatter in the wind quite easily. — Jaycee Dugard

Never be someone's filler chapter. — Jaycee Ford

I love metaphors and she has come up with the idea of lighting candles to symbolize my past, present, and future. My past and present were the two candles we started with; she would ask me what I would like to start with or deal with today. I would light up either my past or my present depending on the answer. During the last few sessions we've used the candles I've noticed my past melting more and more and becoming duller and duller in light. — Jaycee Dugard