Mad Scientists Quotes

“You're a mad scientist,' said Maggie, in what may well have been intended as a reassuring tone. 'We don't expect you to be nice. We just go to bed every night hoping you won't mutate us before we wake up.'

Dr. Abbey blinked at her. 'That's...almost sweet. In a disturbing sort of a way.”
― Mira Grant, Blackout

“My mom's a mad scientist. It's a lot like being a regular scientist, except without worrying about legal or moral limitations, and it's a commom profession among the scientifically inclined supervillain.”
― Chelsea Campbell, The Rise of Renegade X

“Master Li, how are we going to murder a man who laughs at axes?" I asked.

We are going to experiment, dear boy. Our first order of business will be to find a deranged alchemist, which should not be very difficult. China," said Master Li, "is overstocked with deranged alchemists.”
― Barry Hughart, Bridge of Birds

“You will see that this is true, though you will also see that between the mad and the misguided, the line is as thin as a split hair that has been split again.”
― Dean Koontz, Brother Odd

“Sure, some people are afraid of steroids. Some people were afraid of fire, too. Afraid of electricity, or of splitting the atom. But I know that the body I have now is far superior to the one I was born with. I, Jose Canseco, have changed my own destiny and become more than just an athletic superstar -- I have become a superman. A god!”
― José Canseco, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big – A #1 New York Times Bestselling Autobiography Exposing the Truth About Drugs and Scandal

“It was almost romantic, in a mad-inventor sort of way.”
― Kady Cross, The Strange Case of Finley Jayne

“We all flinched as Ray flipped the breaker back on, but my laboratory again failed to erupt in flames. It must be a mad scientist record.”
― Richard Roberts, Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain

“Everyone in the class turned. On one of the tables, a frog had started to smoke, and the limbs were twitching spasmodically. Dr. Herbert rushed over, clapping his hands. "It's alive!" he cried.”
― Daryl Gregory, Harrison Squared