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“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

Every antagonist is a protagonist in his own right.

— Puneet Issar

“In general, the best antagonists in fiction represent the protagonist’s Shadow. By confronting and ultimately defeating the antagonist, the hero reintegrates these disparate aspects…

— Will Raywood

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

— Ahmed Mostafa

“No one is the villain of his own story,”

— R. Scott Williams

“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

“As a writer, I am not opposed to killing off villains. That's not the kind of later biting in the ass I prefer for…

— Gabbo De La Parra

“I miss having a villain. Whether we realize it or not, most of us define ourselves by opposing rather than by favoring something or…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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

— Karina Halle

“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

“Do you know what’s worse than a villain? A villain who thinks he’s a hero. A man like that, there’s nothing he won’t do,…

— Joe Abercrombie