“ However miserable you make us, we shall still have the revenge of thinking that your cruelty arises from your greater misery. Emily Bronte
“ Schoolboys are a merciless race, individually they are angels, but together, especially in schools, they are often merciless. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“ When Jim Donell thought of something to say he said it as often and in as many ways as possible, perhaps because he had very few ideas and had to wring each one dry. Shirley Jackson
“ Fear of a bully, fear of a volcano; the power within you does not distinguish. It does not recognize degree. N.K. Jemisin
“ In primary school, there are kids who learn their conjugations and their multiplication tables. Me, I learned something more useful: the strong get off on walking all over other people, and wiping the… Marie-Sabine Roger
“ After finding "God hates fags" written in Magic Marker on his locker Roan had cleaned it off and then wrote, also in Magic Marker, "I hate your God Andrea Speed
“ In high school, though, if you call someone out on their shit you get bullied. It’s really a horrible time in life. Honestly, I don’t even know why there is an entire genre of books dedicated to it. Sage Steadman
“ I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy. Abiola Abrams
“ Because that saying about sticks and stones is a pack of lies. Unkind words hurt more than anything else. You end up carrying them around in your head, wondering if they’re true. Bruises fade, but sel… Kate Lattey
“ I hate my country. There are so many rich people who don't share their shit. They're like spoiled little ten-year-old bullies on the playground. They hog the monkey bars and the slide and the seesaw.… Sherman Alexie
“ That is the trouble with standing up to people, of course. Once you start doing it, you can hardly stop. Catherynne M. Valente
“ Roo: What’s your definition of popularity?Hutch: I used to think people were popular because they were good-looking, or nice, or funny, or good at sports. Roo: Aren’t they?Hutch: I’d think, if I could… E. Lockhart
“ Who who whose smell in the air of her room, whose fingerprints all over her friends’ secret places. Tana French
“ I know you don’t want to stand up to the bullies, the peace-breakers, or even the demons among you. You want someone else to handle it, someone else to tell them to stop, someone else to bring the pea… Sean Patrick Brennan
“ Depression weakens a person at every level and bullies can smell weakness like dogs smell fear. Indu Muralidharan
“ At first you might wonder what you did to deserve such treatment. Nothing, probably, so that doesn't matter. What matters is that, eventually, the abuse becomes the status quo. It's no longer about th… Nenia Campbell
“ Caine has Drake and Orc, Panda and Chaz, and I hear Mallet has made peace with him. And maybe a half dozen other guys.”“Are you afraid of them?” Astrid asked him.“Yeah, Astrid, I am.”“Okay,” she said.… Michael Grant
