It's almost like living a double life where I'm in a limbo space where Amanda Knox, a real person, exists, 'Foxy Knoxy,' an idea of a person, exists, and I'm constantly having to juggle how someone is interacting with me based upon that two-dimensional person of me that has been in the public's imagination for so long.
Everybody tells me, 'You're famous.' And I answer, 'I'm not Angelina Jolie!'
Now I have normal-person fears - fears of failure, of not being smart enough or strong enough or kind enough.
The only thing I rely on is caffeine.
In a time when my entire family had already tapped into their retirement savings and taken out second mortgages, we were grateful when any supporters, including Trump, donated to my defense and spoke out about my innocence.
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.'
Our long history of exploiting women's bodies and suppressing their voices had a direct impact on my case and other women's lives.
When we label human beings and flatten them to just a splashy headline, we lose decency and the truth.
I have a few close friends with whom I can practice speaking Italian, but I mostly maintain fluency through reading.
Like most millennials, I have the bad, anxiety-inducing habit of grabbing my phone in the morning and scrolling through social media for 15, 20 minutes before I'm fully awake.
There are those who believe in my innocence and those who believe in my guilt. There is no in-between.
I think that there was a lot of fantasy projected onto me, and that resulted in a reappropriation and re-characterization of who I am.
As this case has progressed, the evidence that the prosecution has claimed exists against me has been proven less and less and less. And all that has happened is that they've filled these holes with speculation.
I'm working on getting tougher with self-defence classes.
To be quite honest, the joyful relief of the publication of my book was short-lived.
Even if Trump means well, his schemes tend to be blunt, selfish, and short-sighted rather than nuanced, empathetic, and thought through.
I think it's true that people seemed to have had a kind of tunnel vision in my regard, and that has been something that I've been having to fight against for a long time.
I lost years of my life to prison because of two-dimensional and misogynist stereotypes.
When you meet me and hang out with me, I might come across as a very upbeat, driven person. I don't come across as someone who is wounded.
A good way to vilify women is by attacking their sexuality.
