Time Quote by Courtney Giardina

“I’ve always found it hard to trust, maybe because all of my life, I’ve been let down by the people who were meant to…

— Lola StVil

“I wear my composure like a suit of armor, for better or worse. In some ways, it felt like I had been training for…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Some day you cross this thin line and you really realize that we need to protect ourselves from ourselves.”

— Douglas Coupland

“I don't need to be on guard to defend myself.”

— Christine Caine

“It occurred to me that the man I really wanted to hurt was safely out of my reach, standing behind a shield of years.”

— Stephen King

“I could’ve let down my guard a bit and not been quite so confrontational, but it had felt good sparring with him like that.…

— C.J. Anaya

“How do you protect yourself from something you can't even see?”

— Diana Murdock

“Your back should be protected by your sixth sense.”

— Tamerlan Kuzgov

“Don't worry, I'm shielding you. When we crashed here and it first attacked me, I was caught with my mental trousers down. Not anymore.…

— James Goss

“How in the hell am I supposed to watch my back if I have no idea what I'm watching for?”

— Julia Quinn

“Has there ever been a night where you didn’t feel safe? Maybe you felt you were being watched? Or you couldn’t close your eyes…

— Mandi Lynn

“You can’t take credit for what you do when your back is against the wall. That’s nothing more than instinct, falling back on what…

— Tana French