42 Stalker Quotes to Keep You Looking Over Your Shoulder

Being stalked is an experience no one should have to go through. In some cases, it may cause people to fear for their lives. Read the 42 quotes below to find out more about this horrifying experience.

Although relatively harmful to mental health, it is considered socially acceptable for individuals to scroll through and essentially "stalk" their crushes online. However, while at its extreme, cyberstalking is to be taken seriously, the real problem occurs when stalking moves from the online world to the real one.

Anyone stalked would agree that it is one of the most terrifying and traumatic experiences they have ever gone through. Read the 42 quotes below to discover more about stalking.

Stewart Stafford’s quote: "Stalkers have an obsessive over-identification with their unwilling target but also a latent envy of their talents and/or beauty; if they can't possess the person totally, they will destroy the victim's qualities that they can never have." | Image: AmoDays

Quotes on the Dangers and Consequences of Stalking

"Lesson one, for anyone interested: stalking never was, is, or will be romantic. Ever." ― Victoria Evers

"Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences." — Lisa Madigan

"What is clear is that stalking can happen to anyone. Doctors are targeted by patients, people in the public eye are watched by obsessed fans, and ex-wives are followed by former husbands." — Amber Rudd

"Stalking is a crime that can paralyze an otherwise productive person with fear." — Lisa Madigan

"Over 13 percent of women in college have reported being a victim of stalking during the school year." — Gwen Moore

Victoria Evers’s quote: "Lesson one, for anyone interested: stalking never was, is or will be romantic. Ever." | Image: AmoDays

"Facial recognition, completely unmonitored, can be used for very bad things. It can be used for stalking, for example." — Eric Schmidt

"Stalkers have an obsessive over-identification with their unwilling target but also a latent envy of their talents and/or beauty; if they can't possess the person totally, they will destroy the victim's qualities that they can never have." ― Stewart Stafford

"Stalking brings fear, uncertainty, and violence into the lives of victims. Public awareness is a crucial step forward in protecting women and men from stalking and intimate partner violence." ― Roy Cooper

"Stalking is a cruel and incessant crime with often terrifying consequences. Victims can be tormented for years, left too scared to leave their homes and unnerved by the slightest unexpected sound." — Amber Rudd

Funny Quotes about Stalking

"It's not stalking if you don't follow them home, right?" ― Laini Taylor

Ryan Reynolds’s quote: "Are you stalking me? Because that would be super." | Image: AmoDays

"Women never stalk men; they just research them intensely." ― Matshona Dhliwayo

"Dogs are like ex-girlfriends; they like to follow you everywhere, keep stalking you, and love sniffing you." ― Avijeet Das

"Are you stalking me? Because that would be super." — Ryan Reynolds

"You can't make someone love you; all you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in." ― Caleb Followill

Laini Taylor’s quote: “It’s not stalking if you don't follow them home, right?” | Image: AmoDays

"I don't think you can call it stalking when it's just phone calls and letters and emails and knocking on the door." —Nick Hornby

"You know, if you're going to stalk someone, you should be less obvious. For starters, try not to stand in the middle of a field, gawking at your prey." ― Kristin Walker

"I think the very word stalking implies that you're not supposed to like it. Otherwise, it would be called 'fluffy harmless observation time.'" — Molly Harper

Quotes That Will Follow You around Forever

"Love without evidence is stalking." — Tim Minchin

"All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them." — Charles M. Schwab

Shannon L. Alder’s quote: "When someone is stalking you because they think you are stalking them, it makes you wonder who really is the true stalker?" | Image: AmoDays

"There's a fine line between support and stalking and let's all stay on the right side of that." ― Joss Whedon

"Suddenly, I had a flash of insight: I am a monster, I realized, a monster that wants to stalk through the woods, free and alone, and cannot even bear so much as the touch of a branch on its skin." — Marlen Haushofer

"In real life, I do a lot of reconnaissance and then kind of choose the guy I'm going to go after. Not like stalking, but I just want a little background info. That might be why I haven't had many bad dates." ― Claire Coffee

"There are vampires. They are real, they are of our time, and they are here, close by, stalking us as we sleep..." ― Nicky Raven

Tim Minchin’s quote: "Love without evidence is stalking." | Image: AmoDays

"I absent-mindedly returned to stalking." ― Kathleen Hale

"No man is competent unless he can stalk alone and armed in the wilderness." — Townsend Whelen

"Rumor goes forth at once, Rumor than whom no other speedier evil thing exists; She thrives by rapid movement, and acquires strength as she goes; small at the first from fear, She presently uplifts herself aloft, And stalks upon the ground and hides her head Among the clouds." — Virgil

"People weighed down with troubles do not look back; they know only too well that misfortune stalks them." — Victor Hugo

Neil Macdonald’s quote: “I do not hear any plan for sheltering Canadians from the next global financial crisis, which is coming for all of us as surely as arthritis is stalking the boomers." | Image: AmoDays

"Stress is the demon in our society, stalking the cities and the countryside, striking down young and old and growing in strength daily." — Srikumar Rao

"Every creature stalks some other, catches it, and is caught." — Mignon McLaughlin

"When I was stalking my special lady friend on MySpace, people would always say, 'Is this really Marilyn Manson or some kind of psycho?' And I'm like, 'Both.'" — Marilyn Manson

"When stalking one's prey, it is best to take one's time. Say nothing, and as sure as eggs, he will become curious and emerge." — Harper Lee

Lisa Madigan’s quote: "Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences.” | Image: AmoDays

"When someone is stalking you because they think you are stalking them, it makes you wonder who really is the true stalker?" ― Shannon L. Alder

"I do not hear any plan for sheltering Canadians from the next global financial crisis, which is coming for all of us as surely as arthritis is stalking the boomers." — Neil Macdonald

Celebrities and Stalking Quotes

"I don't even have a stalker. I'm just not the guy that people stalk." — Seth Rogen

"I usually stalk fans because I think they're really funny on Twitter. They don't know it, but I'll just go through their timelines, and if something is happening in the media, I always read fan accounts instead of the news because they have all the info and make the funniest jokes about it, so that's how I get my gossip —by stalking fans." — Gigi Hadid

Peaches Geldof’s quote: “A lot of paparazzi wanted to be real photographers, but they failed, and they did that instead, and it's not right; it's stalking.” | Image: AmoDays

"If an ordinary person parks outside another ordinary person's house for a week, it's considered stalking. If, however, that person is considered newsworthy, it's perfectly legal for paparazzi to do the same thing." — Vince Vaughn

"Don't get me wrong—our fanbase is super passionate, and I love them, but there's a difference between stalking me at the airport and just happening to see me." — Seth Rollins

"A lot of paparazzi wanted to be real photographers, but they failed, and they did that instead, and it's not right; it's stalking." — Peaches Geldof

Vince Vaughn’s quote: “If an ordinary person parks outside another ordinary person's house for a week, it's considered stalking. If, however, that person is considered newsworthy, it's perfectly legal for paparazzi to do the same thing.” | Image: AmoDays

If you're being stalked, according to the Riley County Police Department, you should keep a log of every incident in great detail, report every incident to local law enforcement, and try to get a protection order.

Beyond that, you should be extremely black and white when conveying information to your stalker so they can't read anything into what you're saying, although you should attempt to go no contact with them if possible. These are just a few tips.

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