Julia Holter Quotes

The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.

...counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen.

"And when you had made sure of the poor little fool," said my aunt - "God forgive me that I should call her so, and she gone where YOU won't go in a hurry - because you had not done wrong enough to her and hers, you must begin to train her, must you? begin to break her, like a poor caged bird, and wear her deluded life away, in teaching her to sing YOUR notes?"

Whenever domination is present, love is lacking.

In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does.

Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous.

People that were in my life for a long time turned sinister and tried to control me, and all kinds of weird stuff happened. But there was no conscience involved; that threw me more than anything.

Fear is something I instill in other people, mostly young girls.

He was always testing you. He was always testing his power.

Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.

Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

Once a person insists on how you are to think he immediately begins to insist on how you are to behave.

Don’t you shit me George. You and I know who has the power in Alabama.

We live in a world where there's a culture of fear, where some leaders have a strong pull on people, which is exactly what Pennywise does.

When you abuse someone, you limit their perspective, and you trap them in your view of them or your view of the world.

Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you," I say. "Controlling you is.

I don't need handcuffs to enslave a woman.

No, that nurse ain't some kinda monster chicken, buddy, what she is is a ball-cutter. I've seen a thousand of 'em, old and young, men and women. Seen 'em all over the country and in the homes- people who try to make you weak so they can get you to toe the line, to follow their rules, to live like they want you to. And the best way to do this, to get you to knuckle under, is to weaken you by gettin' you where it hurts the worst.

You keep folks so intimidated. You can give them money, access, but they're still scared. And as long as you're scared, you're on the plantation.

Harassment is about power---the undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate.

Now I want you to listen to me," he said in a low voice, taking her chin in his hand and forcing her to look at him. "And listen carefully, because I'm only going to say this once. You are going to marry me before this week is out. Since you have conveniently run off to Scotland, we don't need a special license. You're just lucky I don't haul you off to a church right this instant. Get yourself a dress and get yourself some flowers, because, sweeetheart, you're getting yourself a new name.

Just remember who you belong to, Hannah. I wouldn't want to have to shoot anyone - or strangle you." She leaned over to kiss his shoulder. "Why am I the one to be strangled?" "It's a much more personal death.

I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.

Beware the tyranny of the weak. They just suck you dry.