“I believe in justice, not revenge.”

“Men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.”

Robert Jordan (1948–2007) American writer

“Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.”

Francis Bacon book Essays

“I don't believe in fear of divine vengeance, and I do believe in justice and equality….”

Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951) American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright

“I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.”

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960) American financier and philanthropist

“Let me tell you, world,
I—do—not—believe!
If a thousand challengers lie beneath your feet,
Count me as number one thousand and one.I don't believe the sky is blue:
I don't believe in thunder's echoes;
I don't believe that dreams are false:
I don't believe that death has no revenge.”

Bei Dao (1949) contemporary Chinese (PRC) avant garde poet

“So hope for a great sea-change
On the far side of revenge.
Believe that further shore
Is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles
And cures and healing wells.”

Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer

“I write out of revenge.”

William Goldman (1931–2018) American novelist, screenwriter and playwright

“I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe the equality of man, and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavouring to make our fellow creatures happy.”

Thomas Paine book The Age of Reason

“I am Jack's smirking revenge.”

Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club