Character Quote by Howard Tayler

“What exactly are we looking for? Villains, doing villainous things.”

— Marissa Meyer

“Very well. What do you do as a mercenary?” “I specialize in usurping thrones. They call me the kingmaker.” Bragging now?”

— Kresley Cole

“Ennui is the enemy.”

— Oscar Wilde

“I don't think I believe in villains. Heroes either. Just people. People with agendas and the things they're willing to do to get what…

— Kerrigan Byrne

“But I’m starting to think that most villains aren’t evil—they are just misunderstood. Or victims of that most manipulative force: love.”

— Karina Halle

“Son, we live in the era where the villains aren't always bad. They probably are the ones who stand for the truth better than…

— Bima Whynot

“He’d wanted me to believe in his ruthlessness. Then I remembered his words from so long ago: Make me your villain. ”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Too bad in the Agency’s eyes a person was only truly the hero when they were the villain.”

— Ais

“We're the good guys. That we're scary doesn't mean we're the villains.”

— Patricia Briggs

“The world is filled with heroes and wannabes, so let me just play the villain.”

— Ahmed Mostafa

“Playing the villain was the only thing he’d ever really excelled at.”

— Holly Black

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

— Karina Halle