#revenge

He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. ↗

— John Milton

#heal #his #otherwise #own #revenge

It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#complaint #contains #every #impossible #making

I didn't want to become some embittered old hack getting his revenge for the rest of my life. And I didn't want to become some scared creature cowering in a corner. I remember telling myself not to carry the hatred around, although I know where it is. I have it in a trunk in storage. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#around #become #carry #corner #creature

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

#delight #despair #dreadful #end #feeds

All my movies, like Revenge, are under two hours. ↗

— Tony Scott

#like #movies #revenge #two #under

Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

#idol #naked #revenge #worship

Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#based #conclusion #formula #get #how

Once bitten twice shy? Sure, but... why not get a bigger dog and bite them back? ↗

— A.A. Bell

#bell #bit #comedy #crime #dogs

Why does anyone commit murder?' he asked in a low voice. 'I-'I blinked.'How should I know?' 'Three reasons,' Christopher said. He held up one finger. 'Love.' Another finger. 'Revenge.' And finally, a third finger. 'Profit... ↗

— Meg Cabot

#meg-cabot #murder #profit #revenge #love

I take my only exercise acting as a pallbearer at the funerals of my friends who exercise regularly. ↗

— Mark Twain

#humor #revenge #humor