Veronica Roth Quotes

One should be alert and know how to defend oneself in case something untoward happens.

I feel like I'm ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hammer on me.

A girl, whether in the industry or out of it, has to protect herself.

If you live in America, you need a gun, and I am not very fast with a gun, so I think I would walk out very quickly.

Who hit you?" "Why, so you can go beat him up?" "One of the fringe benefits of being my human servant is my protection." "I don't need your protection, Jean-Claude." "He hurt you." "And I shoved a gun into his groin and made him tell me everything he knew," I said.

Security is the slogan for people who feel unable to function by their own means.

If our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.

It's not living alone if you keep a rifle under the bed.

Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!

Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting.

What did Mira show your attacker last week? he asked, desperate to turn the attention away from himself now. Yakut shrugged. Only he can know. The girl has no knowledge of what her eyes reflect. Thank God for that. Niko hated to think of the education she might have just gotten otherwise.

Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.

Self-preservation is an important thing to me.

Self-preservation is the first responsibility.

We should be able to defend ourselves by ourselves.

In some weird, warped way, I'm actually convinced that if I got mugged, I could probably take out the guy.

People want to be able to protect themselves.

I always believe, as a woman, it's powerful to be able to pull your own body weight and be able to defend yourself.

I'm not a violent person, but I'm a capable person. I'm never looking for a fight. But I'm always ready for one.

Nobody else is going to protect yourself. You've got to protect yourself.

It's really important to take your own personal safety into your own hands.

Please don't kill me!

Your physical safety is up to you, as it really always has been.

The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.

Just in case you get any ideas, know that I’ll be sleeping with a can of Mace in one hand and pepper spray in the other.” - Katie Jorlan's expression turned mocking. “Just in case you get any ideas, know that I’ll be sleeping with a feather in one hand and massage oil in the other.