Revenge Quotes

“Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“This is Karma. I'm a bitch. Can you think of anyone who deserves a bitch slap?"
My phone buzzes again.
"If so meet at Judy Blue Eyes, 2am. If not, sit back and enjoy the show.”
― Jenny Han, Burn for Burn

“Everytime I hold you is the last time I hold you, I've known that since the very first time.”
― Joakim Zander, The Swimmer

“I will hunt you down. I will scour the streets of Los Angeles for you. Search every street in the Republic if I have to. I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine.”
― Marie Lu, Legend

“Revenge is a feast for the
gods!”
― Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

“Revenge can only be found on the road to self-destruction.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman, Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest

“Cries for justice are often the bitter laments of the vengeful.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman, Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest

“Choose old people for enemies. They die. You win.”
― Jacob M. Appel, Einstein's Beach House

“Vengeance is pointless, but certain men do not have a place in the world we sought to construct”
― Simone de Beauvoir

“Bread and water will not break me, and if you choose to isolate me, I shall have only but more time to plot against my oppressors.”
― J.V. Hart

“That's what it's come to, Miller thought, rubbing a hand across his chin. Pogroms after all. Cut off just a hundred more heads, just a thousand more heads, just ten thousand more heads, and then we'll be free.”
― James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes

“Vengeance is pointless, but certain men did not have a place in the world we sought to construct”
― Simone de Beauvoir

“The Lord teaches forgiveness, but some things are unforgivable.”
― Nenia Campbell, Cease and Desist

“To see an enemy humiliated gives a certain contentment, but this is jejune compared with the highly blent satisfaction of seeing him humiliated by your benevolent action of concession on his behalf. That is a sort of revenge which falls into the scale of virtue [...]”
― George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

“What thief does not fight to hold what he has?"

"One that has something better" - Locke Lamora to the Gray king”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“I can't get his bones
to go down the fucking drain.
I try to stuff the tiny holes,
too tiny for this pain.

I can't get his bones
to break any way for my gain.
Break them back a little too far,
never too far for the sake of sane.”
― Casey Renee Kiser, Gutter Kisses and a Hug on Garbage Day

“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.”
― Anonymous, NIV Bible

“Oh, you are well tuned now,
But I’ll set down the pegs that make this music,
As honest as I am.”
― William Shakespeare, Othello

“Everyone take his revenge on the world. My revenge consists in bearing my distress and anguish enclosed deeply within me while my laughter entertains everyone. If I see someone suffer I give him my sympathy, console him as best I can, and listen to him calmly when he assures me that I am fortunate. If only I can keep this up until the day I die I shall have had my revenge”
― Søren Kierkegaard

“I miss the days of burning your kind at the stake. For generations we have settled for financial ruin and ostracization of your whorish ancestors - but know this, I will personally gut you and put your head on a pike in my parlor.”
― Heather McVea, Fallen Elements

“I always thought high school was supposed to be a time for finding yourself, but I guess that's only if you fit into the mold people have made for you.”
― Renee Dyer, Beneath His Darkness

“Yo no tengo hijos. No tengo mujer. Soy un traidor a mi gente, un renegado y ladrón desertor. No soy siquiera honrado. Mi corazón he escogido la venganza, la sangre. El rojo. Sólo soy un vengador. No necesito nada más. Solo sangre, solo espada.”
― Jordi Balaguer, La maldición de Gryal

“Tú mataste a mi hermano, Gryal, por ti he cruzado ríos y montañas. ¡Por ti he matado! ¿Y ahora te muestras ante mí con esa cara de idiota?”
― Jordi Balaguer, La maldición de Gryal

“There's always enough retribution to be dealt.”
― Amber Silvia, Seas of a Dark Storm

“The assholes are always puzzled when the order of the universe is restored, when they are held accountable for their cowardly, pretentious, loveless ways.”
― Carol Kepnes

“Birinden intikam alacak güce ve imkana sahip olduğumuzda, aslında intikam almış kadar oluyorduk ve rahatlıyorduk. Bu rahatlığın büyümesine izin verirsek, intikam almanın stresine hiç katlanmak zorunda kalmıyorduk. Belki de mesele güçteydi. O güce sahip olma amacıyla yaşıyorduk, güce sahip olduğumuzda da tüm hırsımız sönüyordu.”
― Mithat Terje, Oda

“Beware pride; it would have us seek revenge from those most deserving of our pity.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman, Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest

“I WANT DOMINGO MONTOYA YOU SON OF A BITCH!”
― William Goldman

“Shards flew everywhere, slicing her hands, her forearm, and cascading to the floor like snow glistening on a winter morning.”
― Katherine McIntyre, Poisoned Apple

“You’re wrong.”
“I am?”
“I thought things through this time around. I even managed to restrain myself.”
Theo stared at her, incredulous. “You did.”
“I thought about kicking him in the balls, but I didn’t. I figured that would be over kill.” - Rendezvous with Destiny”
― Jess Schira, Rendezous with Destiny