Rape Quote by Steph Guthrie

“Rape is about power, not sex. It's about using force or the threat of it to take control over another person.”

— Michelle Hodkin

“You hear that rape victims avoid sex afterwards. But it’s actually just as common for some victims to become promiscuous in self-destructive ways.”

— Jon Krakauer

“But I don’t believe that this endemic problem is solvable by polite conversations and structured lessons because that feeds into the myth that rape…

— 404 Ink

“Rape is a crime of violence and sex is the weapon.”

— Janet Bode

“When rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it.”

— Lawrence Block

“Rape is rape. Whether marital, non-penetrative and the rest.”

— S. A. David

“The body is not the only target of rape. Violence does not always take visible form, and not all wounds gush blood.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Sex taken violently under threat is an emotional train wreck that derails not only the law but, more importantly, the sanctity of the soul.…

— Howard Swindle

“When I tell someone that the most important thing a young woman can do to avoid being raped is to avoid places with lots…

— Rory Miller

“ALL RAPE IS AN exercise in power, but some rapists have an edge that is more than physical. They operate within an institutionalized setting…

— Susan Brownmiller

“[Referring to rape] It already is bigger than everything else. It lives in front of me, behind me, next to me, inside me every…

— Daisy Whitney

“When an individual is raped in this country, more than 90 percent of the time the rapist gets away with the crime. —”

— Jon Krakauer