“A fence can protect you from cows but not from tanks! In life, there is no complete shield.”
“Yes, heaven forbid I not be protected from tanks.”
“The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.”
“All liars ... lie to protect themselves, to shield their egos from the raw pain of truth.”
“Flowers are fragile and ephemeral...Even if you meant to protect them with a surrounding fence from wind and rain, they would die without sunlight...and a spindly fence has no power against a strong wind. - Haibara Ai”
“I've tried to shield myself from life and inhabit my own small, safe corner; but there's no immunity from life.”