Antagonistic Quotes

“Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“As he was
forced to tell his father more than once, “I said I’d fight for my mother’s
throne. I never said I’d die for it.” Then he’d add, simply to annoy the old
bastard into one of his frothy temper tantrums, “Don’t you think I’m too
pretty to die?”
― G.A. Aiken, What a Dragon Should Know

“If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us anything, it is that supposedly worthy displays of democracy in action can actually do more harm than good. Witness a nation now more divided; an intergenerational schism in the making; both a governing and opposition party torn to shreds from the inside; infinitely more complex issues raised than satisfactory solutions provided. It begs the question 'Was it really all worth it' ?”
― Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe

“Andrew had a gift for deepening the incision he began.”
― Chris Cleave, Little Bee

“with the police doing all the killing, who do we call when our hero's are the villain”
― O.S. Hickman

“Ilaria knew better than anyone how to pull her brother's strings---when she put her mind to it. How to pull anyone's strings, really. That was her talent.”
― Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

“Like some people, some things are like oil and frozen water.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“In general, the best antagonists in fiction represent the protagonist’s Shadow. By confronting and ultimately defeating the antagonist, the hero reintegrates these disparate aspects of the self and becomes whole.”
― Will Raywood, The Natural Laws of Story: Master the Art and Science of Engaging Narratives