Revenge
Quotes - I want revenge, but I don't want to screw up my karma
“In
it's purest form, an act of retribution provides symmetry. The rendering
payment of crimes against the innocent. But a danger on retaliation lies on the
furthering cycle of violence. Still, it's a risk that must be met; and the
greater offense is to allow the guilty go unpunished.”
―
Emily Thorne
“I
want revenge, but I don't want to screw up my karma.”
―
Susane Colasanti, Take Me There
“Funny
thing about revenge. It could make a killer out of a nun.”
―
Kevis Hendrickson
“Why
does anyone commit murder?' he asked in a low voice.
'I-'I
blinked.'How should I know?'
'Three
reasons,' Christopher said. He held up one finger. 'Love.' Another finger.
'Revenge.' And finally, a third finger. 'Profit...”
―
Meg Cabot, Runaway
“Oft
have I heard that grief softens the mind,
And
makes it fearful and degenerate;
Think
therefore on revenge and cease to weep.”
―
William Shakespeare
“Revenge
writing is a female genre. Men who have been left by women or made cuckolds by
rivals either lick their wounds in humiliated silence or start the Trojan Wars.
Having no other power or public voice, the betrayed woman reaches for her pen.”
―
Frances Wilson, The Courtesan’s Revenge
“Darling,
I don’t have friends. Those are mannequins in masquerade. Ours is a parasitic
relationship. They need the appearance of prestige, affluence and power. I need
an entourage. A queen is nothing without her court.”
―
Lotchie Burton, Dante's Revenge
“Do
not seek power for revenge. Seek power in order to avoid situations that would
make you want revenge.”
―
Salla Simukka, As Red as Blood
“For
the righteous, the revelation is a joyous event, the realization of a divine
truth. But for the wicked, revelations can be far more terrifying, when dark
secrets are exposed and sinners are punished for their trespasses.”
―
Emily Thorne
“...
Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the
gods”
―
David Gemmell, Fall of Kings
“I
will be everywhere you look but nowhere to be found and that will be my
revenge.”
―
Aurora Raine
“But
if you seek forgiveness, doesn't that automatically mean you cannot be a
monster? By definition, doesn't that desperation make you human again?”
―
Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller
“Hark,
villains! I will grind your bones to dust. (Act V, Scene 2, 2503)”
―
William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
“If
you have to injure someone, then make it so severe that his vengeance need not
be feared.”
―
Michael Scott
“Mapleshade:
"Your punishment is complete now, Crookedstar. You have lost
everything."
Crookedstar:
"No, Mapleshade. You're wrong. I still have a clan that I love and am
proud to lead. And now... ...now everything precious to me is here, in
StarClan. My family is waiting here for me, when my ninth life has passed. It's
you who have lost. You have no power over me anymore."
Mapleshade:
"I have destroyed you!"
Crookedstar:
"No, Mapleshade. I still have the cats that I loved. You have nothing and
no one.”
―
Erin Hunter, Crookedstar's Promise
“I
won't argue with you, but still it's secretly turning me into a hateful person.
I figure that the best revenge, though, is to leave people to their own
devices, and they will make their own lives hell.”
―
Deedee Ramone
“Here
she was, harboring this pulsating lump of hatred burning in her stomach that
had only gotten hotter and hotter in the years she had been robbed of a
confrontation, an explanation, and yet still she did not have the courage to
sink her knife right into Roma's chest, to get revenge in the only way she knew
how.”
―
Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights
“Don't
you recognize me, Mary? It's your good friend Allie the Outcast - although it
looks like you're the one who's the out-cast now." Then Allie realized
something with far too much glee. "Now that you're here - alive and all -
there's something I've wanted to do for a very long time."
Then
Allie reached back, curled her fleshie's right hand into a fist, and swung it
toward Mary with all her might.
This
was one strong fleshie!
The
punch connected with Mary's eye so hard, that Mary's entire body spun around,
and she collapsed into a leopard chair. Allie's knuckles hurt, but it was a
good kind of pain.
"My
eye!" wailed Mary. "Oh! My eye.”
―
Neal Shusterman, Everwild
“Placing
blame was easier than adding up the mounting figures of what he'd lost.”
―
Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones
“Abbey,"
Sarah said, "life is to be lived. If you're living, you're going to
stumble along the way."
"All
the time?" Abigail lept to her feet and began to pace. "I have such a
bad temper and when I was in my teens, I wasn't above using my gift for
revenge. None of you did that."
Joley
slowly raised her hand, sliding down in the chair as she did so. Hannah
followed suit, though she didn't look in the least remorseful. Sarah shrugged
her shoulders and raised her hand and glared at Elle, who just grinned
sheepishly and put up a couple of fingers. Carol tossed her head and waved her
arm with gusto.”
―
Christine Feehan, Oceans of Fire
