"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"

In this quote, Anita Hill is expressing the difficulty of sharing her story with the world. She is describing the experience of affirming against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991, where she implicated him of sexual harassment. Hill acknowledges that this was among the most challenging minutes of her life, however she likewise acknowledges that it was needed in order to accentuate the issue of sexual harassment and to hold those in positions of power liable. She compares this experience to the injury of in fact enduring the harassment, stressing the psychological toll it handled her. In general, Hill's words highlight the bravery and strength it requires to speak out against injustice, even in the face of hardship.