Diana Wynne Jones Quotes

I know people fear me when they see me in their mirrors. It's a good position to be in because they know they need to defend to the limit.

You do not mess with the special investigators.

(On Bette Davis) Even when I was carrying a gun, she scared the be-jesus out of me.

Every once in a very long while, Lord Tywin Lannister would actually threaten to smile; he never did, but the threat alone was terrible to behold.

NOBODY messes with "The Bad Guy"!

He who fears not, is to be feared.

The word had spread and people were piling around us. But then very suddenly, Sonny Liston froze me with that look of his. He said real quiet, 'Let's go on over here.' And he led the way to a table and the people hung back. I ain't going to lie. This was the only time since I have known Sonny Liston that he really scared me.

You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.

I think political people are afraid of me.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

Dictators and oppressors should continue to fear me because I will be here for a long time.

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

He whom many fear, has himself many to fear.

The thing about Republicans is that they don't care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others.

My mother's five-foot-two, and I'll be honest with you - she's the only person I'm scared of.

Anyone who goes against my decisions, I liquidate him

Let them hate as long as they fear.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

Can you be cruel and proud? For a great man among the commonalty, and in particular among such as we shall have to do with, will not be thought anything worth if he be not feared and dreaded, and at times renowned for his cruelty. It is thus that the Flemings wish to be governed; and among them men's lives should be no more valued, nor should they have more pity shown to them, than swallows or larks, which are caught in the proper season for the table.

Trust comes before strength, and it becomes a conduit of influence. Your strength is a little bit threatening before people trust you.

If someone is talking to you and tells you that you ought to do something, and you can tell they mean it, those are the scary people. Those are the people you want to watch out for.

When Shonda Rhimes calls, you feel like you get called into the principal's office a little bit, and you think, 'Maybe I better take that call.'

The Authority has the power to turn everyone against me, and they have.

I wouldn't want to get Shaq's mom mad, I'll tell you that much. If she told me to do something, I would do it in a heartbeat. I wouldn't want her mad at me. That woman is serious.

People are terrified of me, and I want them to be.