Quote by Joe Abercrombie

“If you're not a hero, does that make you a villain?”

— Alex Flinn

“The truth is that there are no heroes. We're all villains excusing our actions by hiding behind a greater good.”

— Rachel Bach

“Behind every villain is a truth, whether it be perceived or actual.”

— Dalton Frey

“If there's one thing I've learned in my long life, it's that every villain thinks they're the hero of their own story.”

— Soman Chainani

“Lying isn't going to make you into a hero.”

— Rae Carson

“In an evil society a villain is the hero, because only the villain can speak the truth.”

— T.J. Kirk

“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

“Do you believe that the actor on the stage is really a villain? Let me ask you something else. If he isn't a villain,…

— Steven Millhauser

“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

“Maybe I am villain in your story, but I am hero in mine.”

— Shon Mehta

“Typically in a world that has shunned goodness and morals, the villain is the hero.”

— J.C. Wickhart

“I guess it's hard to be the villain without a hero.”

— Lindsey Leavitt