Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes

I've had death threats, if you can imagine.

One thing I've learned about death threats is that they're great, actually. You should actually be grateful for death threats because those who are taking the time to threaten you that way are getting it out of their system. That's really what they rant to do, yell at you, and they want to threaten you.

Every time I speak up about anything to do with women or ethnic minorities, hundreds of messages pour in to attempt to silence or frighten me.

I receive more threats than I could count; it's almost every week.

It is so frustrating to feel in danger. People have followed me around at 2 in the morning and have literally said, 'Don't make me follow you. You're not responding to me.' It's incredibly degrading.

Some stalkers are quite benign, but finding someone in your garden at three o’clock in the morning with a meat cleaver and a hard-on can’t be much fun.

You aren't going to leave me alone are you?

One lady wrote me and told me how she wants to see me get beat up and near death and that kind of stuff.

There are people I've blocked for a long time who will still respond to every single person that replies positively to me on Twitter. I have quite a few cyber-stalkers like that.

It's never fun to read death threats.

I've been stalked.

Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing.

At times I thought guys were going to pop me right there in Town Hall …. The level of incivility is more than I'm willing to put up with. I like to ski … drink a beer, and not have someone come up to me and complain.

You’re a thug. Now get out of here and keep away.

My husband had a stalker, briefly.

I'm accustomed to being harassed.

I don't want to be followed by paparazzi; that terrifies me.

I think bullying in general is for cowards.

I've got terrible hate mail basically saying I'm vile and evil.

I'd rather not have to come face to face with predators. I'd rather not be harassed. But no. Those weren't my choices to make, were they?

Once, I was followed by a car when I was driving. Every time I sped up, the car sped up, and when I slowed down, it slowed down. Eventually, I stopped, got out and screamed, 'What do you want?' He said, 'I just wanted to give you some flowers because I'm such a fan.' I felt awful. He was just being kind.

Since Gamergate, many women I know are reluctant to speak publicly on gender issues, because they fear - rightly - that they will be targeted and harassed.

Yes, I've received death threats.

If you go out for a jog you feel threatened because all of these men start following you, cat-calling and whistling at you.

Kayla Robinson, if you don't shut up I'll fly down there and suck every last bit of blood from your stupid cheating cow body!