Quotes by Lisa Norris

“Im very sore and Ive got burns on the back of my neck and down my ears. Im starting to blister and at night I cant sleep because I cant lie on my back, its just really sore. Mum helps me get on my clothes. ... We dont know whats in the future because I could be brain-damaged, I could be paralyzed. I could be paralyzed in the future, like 10 to 15 years. I could not be here. Time will tell if anything is going to happen.”

“I am really angry with the people who did this, they shouldnt get away with it. By rights they should be put out of their jobs and never allowed back into the [National Health Service], because it could happen to someone else maybe worse off than me.”

“I do believe we can reach at-risk kids. We can make a difference in their lives. For the most part they are just unruly kids who need discipline and guidance.”

“Its our job to teach them how to survive within the environment they are living in. If its not a threat to society, the family or the child, they need to learn how to survive within that environment.”

“We currently have three former students at Bethel College who are on the Deans List. We have six or seven students who are in the military and two students who just recently received athletic scholarships.”

“Hes the reason I wrote my book. I thought if Randy Hatch can do it, I can, too. Neither of us are writers, but we knew we had a story to tell.”