Supervillain Quotes & Sayings

So you see, I already have everything I want. And what do you get the man who has everything? Why, you get on your knees. — James Schannep

Only one president in this book was a supervillain. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Chester A. Arthur, the Lex Luthor of the American Presidency. — Daniel O'Brien

It is from your hands that Our Lord, in the person of the sick, seeks relief. — St. Vincent

No amount of promises can guarantee love — Hanif Kureishi

After an hour in the gym, the only thing I stretch is the truth. — John Sandfraud

A spouse was the absolute best thing a supervillain could have. It was the superheroes who struck me as the perpetual bachelors. I mean, come on, the whole 'it's not you, it's my enemies' thing is so they can stay single and get sex from the people they rescue. I have it on good authority the Silver Lightning uses it all the time to pick up guys. Admittedly, the good authority was my brother's old gang but if you couldn't trust them then who could you trust? — C.T. Phipps

We can either choose to cling to starring roles in the little-bitty stories of us or opt to exchange our fleeting moment in the spotlight for a supporting role in the eternally beautiful epic that is the Story of God. I — Louie Giglio

You play 20 games, you have one bad game, I think any team in this league will live with that. — Scott Brooks

I think the Flecktones are a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as funk and jazz. — Bela Fleck

If I was a supervillain, I'd create this universal, cosmic rule where every time an old, shitty, right-wing white man says something unsavory about a young woman, he would just get the clap immediately. — Jack Antonoff

Okay, two weaknesses. I'm still supervillain material. — Leah Raeder

Can I have money for a chocolate parfait at least? Or even
an iced mocha? Considering the heat and what I'm wearing
right now - and considering that I'm about to get pummeled
for your sake - I think I should be allowed some
compensation. You should've seen that in the Supervillain
Handbook in the 'Sidekicks: Who are They, and How are They
Cared For?' chapter. — Hayden Thorne

That you love him so much the idea of losing him hurts just as immediately and fully as if you'd already lost him? — Jennifer Brown

To be a supervillain is to be free to do anything you want when you want it because you say so. — C.T. Phipps

Quinn, you sound like a monologuing supervillain. — Penny Reid

was the time to ask him out, if there ever was one. "What time is it?" I said out loud. Penelope Akk, legendary supervillain and absolute romantic failure. — Richard Roberts

If I was a supervillain, I think I'd probably ban all smoking and drinking. That's exactly what I'd do: I'd remove all the cigarettes and alcohol from the world. That would piss so many people off. That's worse than, like, murdering puppies. For some people. — Simon Pegg

If I were a supervillain, I would end capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia ... but I guess that's a little too obvious and not villain-y enough. Because that's actually being a superhero. I would break down poverty with my machete; I would end world hunger. — Kathleen Hanna

I can't tell people how much fun it is to be a super-villain. Being a villain is cool, but being a supervillain is a different level of exciting. — Liam McIntyre

On their way to freedom, some people find riches, some people find death. — Jamaica Kincaid

In a lot of ways, I guess Satan was the first superhero." "Don't you mean supervillain?" "Nah. Hero, for sure. Think about it. In his first adventure, he took the form of a snake to free two prisoners being held naked in a Third World jungle prison by an all-powerful megalomaniac. At the same time, he broadened their diet and introduced them to their own sexuality. Sounds kind of like a cross between Animal Man and Dr. Phil to me." She — Joe Hill

Joe Spork opens the door. The man departs. Joe turns to Polly to say something about how they're obviously not going to Portsmouth, and finds an oyster knife balanced on his cheek, just under his eye.

"Can we be very clear," Polly Cradle murmurs, "that I am not your booby sidekick or your Bond girl? That I am an independent supervillain in my own right?"

Joe swallows. "Yes, we can," he says carefully.

"There will therefore be no more 'Say hello, Polly'?"

"There will not. — Nick Harkaway

I made a list of what needed to be picked up from the grocery store for dinner. Making lists helped. Cletus had taught me to do that. Not many people knew, but Cletus had a terrible temper. As a kid his tantrums were legendary, and as a teenager his rage made him blind.
He kept it all locked up now by making mental lists whenever he felt the urge to pummel someone.
Of course, he also hatched maniacal plans of revenge against anyone who crossed him. Beau and I often considered giving Cletus a hairless cat as a present, so his James Bond supervillain image would be complete. — Penny Reid

If I was a supervillain then I guess I'd want what all supervillains want, which is world domination. I wouldn't want anything less than all the other supervillains. — Joseph Bruce

But you've presented me with ... ." Quinn's eyes traveled down the length of my body to where his hand was still moving on my leg. "You've presented me with a very unique opportunity." He said this last part almost to himself and sounded every inch the monologuing supervillain. His grin was brazenly sinister. — Penny Reid

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 M. Campbell

Wedlock is a padlock. — John Ray

A supervillain must continue to exist. — David Lagercrantz

She needs a proper supervillain name. Man Hands isn't doing it for me."

"You're right. How about 'Evil Wench from the Darkest Reaches of Mordor'? — S.J. Kincaid

Sometimes, the only difference between a superhero and a supervillain is a malpractice suit. — Corey Redekop

Toying with this supervillain was kind of fun. Much better than my usual experience with them, which usually involved lots of blood and pain. I — Laura Thalassa

Sure, we had no audience but each other, but what kind of supervillains would we be if we didn't keep up the drama? — Richard Roberts

Once in my room I don't have a goddamn clue what to do. — Kelly Thompson

Everyone knows Spiderman is my favorite superhero of all time. My favorite supervillain? George W. Bush. — Corey Taylor

The real world was never cool enough for anyone to accept a costumed supervillain. Which — Jonathan Maberry

I don't think I'm cut out to be a supervillain. [Laughs.] I think I'd be a supervillain that would exercise some form of mind control. Rather than war, I'd force people to get on with each other and I'd force people to argue reasonably about things rather than be polemical. So I'd be a supervillain that makes everyone get on, but forcefully. There would be no choice about it. No free will. — Jemaine Clement

the life of a supervillain. — Richard Roberts

Once you realize that it is impossible to capture the character of the various manifestations of nature by pictorial means, and that an interpretation based on imagination is equally erroneous, you will not find yourself facing a gaping void as you might have feared. — Frantisek Kupka

This is my fate, I thought, a little deliriously. I die getting monologued to by a supervillain. — Wildbow