So I make no effort to hide my pain. I don’t ever put it all on display like this–but for today and all the rest of the days of the trial, I must. My every flinch, every flicker of pain, will bemagnified a hundred times over, then dissected by the pundits and talking heads. But I’m told it’s necessary; the world needs to see me vulnerable and wounded. I cannot appear not to care or to lack remorse, but that removes a crucial component of my self- defense mechanism and leaves me bleeding for all the world to see. I suppose that’s rather the point. Ann Aguirre
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To put it in simple words, this quote is about the pain and suffering of a person to show he is not a coward. He has the courage to show the world the pain he is undergoing in order to prove that he cares about his feelings. The pain he expresses is intense but this is used to show the world that he is not a coward. This makes people realize that they should care for their own feelings and well-being.

Source: Aftermath

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