“The hero, the villain, or modern tragic character. A modern Achilles who inflicts his own arrow. "The Wings of the Seraph”
“Achilles was murdered with a poisoned arrow, and Jason died alone, killed by his own rotting ship. Such is the fate of heroes.”
“Every villain is a hero in his own mind.”
“The tragic element in modern man, not ignore the meaning of his life, but it bothers him less and less. ”
“If you want to think about something really funny, kiddo, consider the fact that our favorite modern bad guys became villains by serving as heroes first--to millions. It is now a necessary apprenticeship.”
“As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.”