Amanda Knox

Now I have normal-person fears - fears of failure, of not being smart enough or strong enough or kind enough. ”

All wrongfully convicted people are portrayed as monsters. But there's a special kind of monster that is a woman. ”

I would prefer to be famous for something I did or built or achieved. ”

To be quite honest, the joyful relief of the publication of my book was short-lived. ”

I would like to be re-considered as a person. ”

I was not aware of a ton of the stuff that was being said about me out in the world since I wasn't able to get British or American headlines from my prison cell in Perugia. But I was aware that in the courtroom, I was being called a succubus, a man-eater, 'Foxy Knoxy.' ”

What I started to read and most enjoyed while I was a student was an Italian edition of 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.' ”

I looked to books to stimulate my mind and create a daily sense of purpose. ”

I have a few close friends with whom I can practice speaking Italian, but I mostly maintain fluency through reading. ”

I have been in an experience where I thought everything that I had hoped for in my life was taken away from me, and I had to redefine what mattered. ”