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![進撃の巨人 33 [Shingeki no Kyojin 33] by Hajime Isayama](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1609442065l/54865124._SX50_.jpg "進撃の巨人 33 [Shingeki no Kyojin 33] by Hajime Isayama")
“She had always found villains more exciting than heroes. They had ambition, passion. They made the stories happen. Villains didn't fear death. No, they wrapped themselves in death like suits of armor! As she inhaled the school's graveyard smell, Agatha felt her blood rush. For like all villains, death didn't scare her. It made her feel alive.”
― The School for Good and Evil
― The School for Good and Evil
“Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.”
― The Da Vinci Code
― The Da Vinci Code
“Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.”
― The Cruel Prince
― The Cruel Prince
“But these words people threw around - humans, monsters, heroes, villains - to Victor it was all just a matter of semantics. Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain for trying to stop them. Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.”
― Vicious
― Vicious
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