# Love Is Not a Substitute for Deterrence by Bryant McGill > “Love is not a substitute for deterrence. Someone can love you and still harm you whenever harming you remains cheaper than restraining themselves.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Chimping Out, “Make yourself too expensive to harm,” September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Author-supplied exact source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]], “Make yourself too expensive to harm,” September 2026 — the Reminder reproduces the complete standalone quotation marked in the authored section without changing its wording. - **Associated author recording:** [“Chimping Out - Make yourself too expensive to harm”](https://soundcloud.com/bryantmcgill/chimping-out-make-yourself-too) — the recording embedded directly above the authored section. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Book:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Deterrence Pricing|Deterrence Pricing]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Deterrence Pricing|Deterrence Pricing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Love is not a substitute for deterrence. Someone can love you and still harm you whenever harming you remains cheaper than restraining themselves.” — Bryant McGill, Chimping Out, “Make yourself too expensive to harm,” September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-love-not-substitute-deterrence ```