I’m extraordinarily fortunate; I’m a survivor, certainly not a victim. – J. K. Rowling On sexual abuse she suffered in her twenties.
When media coverage sets up a binary opposition between ‘the accuser’ and ‘the accused,’ there is no longer a victim or even an alleged victim – a flesh and blood person who was harmed by the violent act of another. – Jackson Katz
Many a trace, and many a germ of this infantile disease, to which without a doubt, I also am a victim, has been chased away by your brochure, or will yet be eradicated by it. – Herman Gorter
There are hunters, and there are victims. By your discipline, cunning, obedience, and alertness, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim. – James Mattis
Depending on the show, I’ve played a cop, a criminal, or a victim. So there’s a range. – Brent Sexton
The fact is, violence is not only not a beautiful thing, but it’s also very painful and not without consequences for the perpetrator as well as the victim. – Clint Eastwood
Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind – it is only the difference in the victim. – Alphonse de Lamartine
The pillory and stocks, the gibbet, and even the whipping-post, have seen many a noble victim, many a martyr. But I cannot think any save the most ignoble criminals ever sat in a ducking-stool. – Alice Morse Earle
The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow. – Dan Jenkins
Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim. – Emile M. Cioran
For any victim, particularly us Americans, it is difficult to see ourselves through the eyes of our offender. But for any victim it is the most salutary thing to do. – Miroslav Volf
