"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

"I'm not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are"

"The world is cruel and the only morality in a cruel world is chance"

“If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, then you become something else entirely.”

People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy . As a man, I’m flesh and blood; I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol… as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting-

“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.”

"He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.”

“A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.”

Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. & some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is

“Power is a curious thing, my lord… Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And, a very small man can cast a very large shadow”

“When You Have Insomnia, You’re Never Really Asleep...And You’re Never Really Awake.”

"The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you wont find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled."

"Ideals are peaceful. History is violent."

. “It’s not about the money, it’s about sending a message. Everything burns!”

Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it! You know, I just... *do* things.