Territorial Quotes

“This isn't sex."
I blinked. "Oh. Then what is it?"
"An emergency!"
I started to argue and then thought twice about it. Considering what Mircea would do to Pritkin if he ever found out about this...Yeah. Emergency sounded good.”
― Karen Chance, Curse the Dawn

“Each person is a vast territory of undiscovered mystery as nebulous and uncharted as the deepest oceans and expanses of space.”
― Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

“This time they're making sure they can hold what they take: conquest is always easier than subjugation.”
― Yoon Ha Lee, Conservation of Shadows

“Three things lit her match without fail—abusive assholes, idiots who didn’t use their turn signals, and unannounced shifters moving in on her territory.”
― Katherine McIntyre, Forged Alliances

“She realized he looked more at home sitting at her desk than she did. How did he manage it? Somehow, he found a way to mark whatever space he occupied. He might as well lift his leg when he walked into a room.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Match Me If You Can

“Conquest was once over the outer territories, but the new conquest is for the inner-territories of our hearts.”
― Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

“Territorial are dogs, and whatever the opposite.”
― Milaristw

“And as for this one...' I tried not to flinch away from meeting his stare. 'She's mine,' he said quietly, but viciously enough that Devlon and his warriors nearby heard. 'And if any of you lay a hand on her, you lose that hand. And then you lose your head.' I tried not to shiver, as Cassian and Mor showed no reaction at all. 'And once Feyre is done killing you,' Rhys smirked, 'then I'll grind your bones to dust.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“The Ukraine war is surprising. Russians killing past Russians in Ukraine. It just seems so bizarre! It is basically a territorial civil war that has been turned into an international proxy war.”
― Steven Magee