Ryan is my bridge to the past, to memori... by Tatum O'Neal | We Heart Quotes

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Ryan is my bridge to the past, to memories that lose some of their sting when he recounts them.

- Tatum O'Neal

Other quotes by Tatum O'Neal

Anger

I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.

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When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.

- Tatum O'Neal

Father

I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.

- Tatum O'Neal

Addiction

I've triumphed over addiction.

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As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture.

- Tatum O'Neal

I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back.

- Tatum O'Neal

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