A biography for Amanda Knoxhasn’t been written yet.
“I lost years of my life to prison because of two-dimensional and misogynist stereotypes.”
“I would prefer to be famous for something I did or built or achieved.”
“No one knows how they would react to a horrible situation until it happens to them.”
“I looked to books to stimulate my mind and create a daily sense of purpose.”
“The best thing #MeToo did was say women's experiences matter. You can't blame us for what happens to us anymore.”
“Now I have normal-person fears - fears of failure, of not being smart enough or strong enough or kind enough.”
“Even if Trump means well, his schemes tend to be blunt, selfish, and short-sighted rather than nuanced, empathetic, and thought through.”
“I would like to be re-considered as a person.”
“I was told that my best-case scenario would likely consist of writing my memoir and then disappearing.”
“I'm definitely not going back to Italy willingly. They'll have to catch me and pull me back kicking and screaming into a prison that I don't deserve to be in.”
“When you meet me and hang out with me, I might come across as a very upbeat, driven person. I don't come across as someone who is wounded.”
“Everybody tells me, 'You're famous.' And I answer, 'I'm not Angelina Jolie!'”
“One of the things that I somewhat realized, especially right after I was convicted, was that sometimes really, really horrible things happen for no reason.”
“If I'm guilty, I'm the ultimate figure to fear, because I'm not the obvious one. But, on the other hand, if I'm innocent, it means that everyone is vulnerable, and that is everyone's nightmare. Either I'm a psychopath in sheep's clothing, or I am you.”
“I'm very anti-antidepressants. It's not the chemicals of my brain that's a problem; it's reality. I don't think tricking my brain into reinterpreting reality is going to help.”
“I am a marked person, and no one who's unmarked is going to understand that. It's very intimidating. I don't even know what my place is anymore. What's my role in society? Who am I, after everybody has branded me?”