Quote by Donna Augustine

“The villains were always ugly in books and movies. Necessarily so, it seemed. Because if they were attractive—if their looks matched their charm and…

— Nenia Campbell

“Villains were wonderful. They got to be cruel and selfish, to preen in front of mirrors and poison apples, and trap girls on mountains…

— Holly Black

“But I’m starting to think that most villains aren’t evil—they are just misunderstood.”

— Karina Halle

“It looked evil but It seemed good.”

— Peternelle van Arsdale

“Sometimes the greed and malice of what he sees appalls him so much he thinks he must’ve misunderstood; he looks again, and it’s worse…

— Sarah Perry

“I knew he would soon strike, and while dreading the blow, I mused on the disgusting and ugly appearance of him who would presently…

— Charlotte Brontë

“I'm not fond of immutable villains in stories. Most people try to do what they think is right or just, and that's what brings…

— R. Leib

“And boy, the transformation. I had to feel bad for him, inheriting a power like this. He had all of the ugly. All of…

— Richard Roberts

“There are no heroes in the world, only good-looking villains.”

— Alex Flinn Beastly

“And the best sort of villain is smart and subtle and so very tricky that you don't even know he's the villain, because he…

— Roseanna M. White

“although he was at core a rotten being, no one could fault him for style.”

— Ellen Kushner

“Funny, he wasn't handsome, not in a Mr. Perfect kind of way, at least. The guy had a nose that had clearly been busted…

— Lover Awakened J. R. Ward