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Quotes About Revenge

Revenge is an infection of the spirit.
~ Jonathan Maberry
Tiny acts of shitty retribution for tiny acts of shitty retribution for tiny acts of shitty retribution for an original offense that no one could remember. Or for no offense at all.
~ Jonathan Safran Foer
Sofiowka was found the next morning, swinging by the neck from the wooden bridge. His severed hands were hanging from strings tied to his feet, and across his chest was written, in Brod's red lipstick, ANIMAL
~ Jonathan Safran Foer
I don't speak of vengeance, nor of forgiving; forgetting is the only revenge and the only forgiveness
~ Jorge Luís Borges
La historia era increíble, en efecto, pero se impuso a todos, porque sustancialmente era cierta. Verdadero era el tono de Emma Zunz, verdadero el pudor, verdadero el odio. Verdadero también era el ultraje que había padecido; sólo eran falsas las circunstancias, la hora y uno o dos nombres propios.
~ Jorge Luís Borges
No man was worth dying over. But she was beginning to think some just might be worth killing over.
~ A. Lee Martinez
In 1737, a Connecticut husband—perchance while snoring—received from his wife a shovel of hot embers in his gaping mouth,
~ A. Roger Ekirch
After which, he visited the wife of that fool Wallace and spent midnight till dawn bouncing her from one end of the mattress to the other.
~ A.J. Hartley and David Hewson
Oh, wonderful. I killed his father. He hates me. He knows how to make bombs. Come on, Wedge, how does this story end?
~ Aaron Allston
People like Uncle Hashim can say things like that, even if they are true. They can store them for years, hold on to them and let them harden and solidify, until the moment arrives when they can be delivered as they had been intended to, to crush a bone or bruise the heart.
~ Abdulrazak Gurnah
Fight fire with fire, and all you'll end up with is ashes.
~ Abigail Van Buren
a child's ability for reprisal is infinite, and can last a lifetime.
~ Abraham Verghese
Regarding vengeance and arch-enemies, one must not only be timely but prideful, and pride exacts propriety.
~ Adam Levin
Revenge is two wrongs that make a right. Julian did something wrong. What did you do wrong?
~ Adele Griffin
Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.
~ Adeline Yen Mah
Living hell is the best revenge.
~ Adrienne E. Gusoff
It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay.
~ Tacitus
I was appalled when I realized how quickly they went through sugar, and understood their many missing teeth (Tolya calls it 'white death', the white man's revenge for the black death, which had come to Europe in the Middle Ages from Siberia).
~ Piers Vitebsky
Ia menyimpan dendam. Dendam yang terus menyala sebelum pembunuhan menutupnya. Dan dendam itu bisa menjalar jadi perang kampung.
~ Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Ya, Ann, aku telah mendendam orang tuaku sendiri. Akan kubuktikan kepada mereka, apa pun yang telah diperbuat atas diriku, aku harus bisa lebih berharga daripada mereka, sekalipun hanya sebagai nyai.
~ Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Revenge is proof that human being knows neither the meaning of death nor valediction.
~ Prof.Salam Al Shereida
Before you begin on the journey of revenge, dig two graves.
~ Proverb
The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.
~ Proverb
Thief who steals thief has one hundred years of pardon.
~ Proverb