“The joy of writing.
The power of preserving.
Revenge of a mortal hand.”
Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) Polish writer
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American novelist, screenwriter and playwright 1931–2018Related quotes
“I want your love and I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance”
Lady Gaga (1986) American singer, songwriter, and actress
Bad Romance, written by Lady Gaga and RedOne
Song lyrics, The Fame Monster (2009)
Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) Irish novelist
shelf-life.ew.com http://shelf-life.ew.com/2012/07/31/circle-of-friends-author-maeve-binchy-dies/
“Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge.”
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian
No. 14.
Seventy Resolutions (1722-1723)
“Fool that I am," said he,"that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself".”
Alexandre Dumas book The Count of Monte Cristo
Variant: What a fool I was, not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to avenge myself!
Source: The Count of Monte Cristo
“Unfortunately, we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Bones
Hodge and Clary, pg. 75
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
Context: "Is there anything I could get for you?" he asked. "Something to drink? Some tea?"
"I don't want tea," said Clary, with a muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out who took her in the first place, and I want to kill them."
"Unfortunately," said Hodge, "we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing."
“I believe in justice, not revenge.”
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Interview with Matt Lauer http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/40073863#40074234 (2010), aired 8 November 2010. <br class="br">2010s, 2010, Interview with Matt Lauer (November 2010)
