I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant.
I see myself as an educator.
I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career.
I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.
If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender.
It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.
My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about.
Telling the world is the most difficult experience of my life, but it is very close to having to live through the experience that occasion this meeting.
Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself.
The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life.
Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.
