Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?
-Breet Easton Ellis
"American Psycho"
Quotations
Evil
I cannot and will not believe that evil is man’s natural state.
-Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
The proper way to resist evil is to absolutely refuse to do evil either for one’s self or for others.
-Leo Tolstoy
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
-Hannah Arendt
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
-Ayn Rand
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
-Jonathan Swift
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil... Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.
-Anne Rice
"Interview with the Vampire"
The healthy man does not torture others – generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
-Carl Gustav Jung
