“I died a hero, but I lived long enough to become a villain.”

“Either you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.”

“Live as a villain, die as a hero”

“Do you think people are born villains, or do they live long enough to fight for those they care for, those they love, before realizing what they become?”

“There’s a long, uncomfortable silence in which I contemplate what might happen next. Maybe like the villain in a movie, this is where she gives me a long spiel about her hard-up life before she kills me. Not that I totally believe she’s nefarious. Real life isn’t made up of heroes and villains. Just ordinary people making choices they have to live with.”

“Just one time before I turn into the villain of this piece, just one time before I become the fourth and final Unseelie prince, I want to be her Highlander. And her hero.”