“People are so rarely villains in their own minds.”
“Every villain is a hero in his own mind.”
“Villains are mostly just people villainized by circumstance”
“One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.”
“It was so much more comfortable to be able to divide people into heroes and villains and expect them to play their allotted part.”
“Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.”