At core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men will kill them.

Intuition is always right in at least two important ways; It is always in response to something. it always has your best interest at heart.

When you feel fear, listen. When you don't feel fear, don't listen.

The risks that scare people and the risks that kill people are very different.

Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.

The solution to violence in America is the acceptance of reality.

We must learn and then teach our children that niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait.

I encourage people to remember that 'no' is a complete sentence.

The resource of violence is in everyone; all that changes is the view of the justification.

Persistence only proves persistence—it does not validate or negate the substance of what is persistently sought.

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence