Character Quote by Daniel Hecht

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

— Hermann Hesse

The sinister, the terrible never deceive: the state in which they leave us is always one of enlightenment. And only this condition of vicious…

— Thomas Ligotti

The greatest talents have been frequently misapplied and have produced evil proportionate to the extent of their powers. Both reason and revelation seem to…

— Thomas Malthus

“For all that exists in man, whether good or evil, is rendered conspicuous by the presence of great danger. His inmost feelings are roused…

— Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker

“Sinister are the thoughts that help you run from reality and forsake rationality.”

— Edward Grey

“I had to bear the sunken glare of his fierce crow-footed eyes if I wanted to know; and so I bore it, reflecting how…

— Joseph Conrad

“fears of becoming someone evil. Or even someone who did evil by accident by being oblivious”

— Lindsay Buroker

A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough…

— Agnes Repplier

“Much of what we call evil can often be converted into a bracing and tonic good by a simple change of the sufferer's inner…

— William James

“The danger, when not seen, has the imperfect vagueness of human thought. The fear grows shadowy; and Imagination, the enemy of men, the father…

— Joseph Conrad

“To be wicked is never excusable, but there is some merit in knowing that you are; the most irreparable of vices is to do…

— Charles Baudelaire

“Ultimately, that’s what evil is . . . it’s something bad without an explanation. Which is why it’s terrifying. And as for mercy in…

— William Brodrick