Batman villains (comics)

""I could kill you... but death would only end your agony -- and silence your shame. (lifts Batman over his head) Instead, I will simply... (snaps Batman's spine on his knee) ...BREAK YOU! (dumps Batman's broken body on the ground) Broken...and done." -Batman: Knightfall"

"“I’d kill for anything. I’d kill to silence a grating voice, to darken the light in the eyes that dared look at me.” -Batman: Knightfall"

""I have only one rule when dealing with the enemy. Give them nothing. Not solace, not mercy, not kindness, not torment, not provisions, and - most assuredly - not satisfaction." - Secret Six #05"

""You break him by breaking everyone he loves and stacking them, defiled and ruined, in his grand foyer." - Secret Six #35"

"I'm listening, and when I say I'm listening, I'm also thinking about killing you."

"[When asked by Li if Red Hood is crazy for selling back their kryptonite for $50,000,000] "No. The crazy ones would make a suit out of the rock and march into Metropolis and play 'king of the mountain'. This one knows what he's doing.""

"I'm not pleased, you know. Not pleased at all. And despite appearances, this isn't a damned smile on my face."

"I swear, it's like trying to run a crime organization with my mother."

"And I'll just wait here... because I'm known for my patience."

""Aw, c'mon, Puddin' -- don'tcha wanna rev up ya Harley? Vroom! Vroom!" - Batman: Mad Love"

""Face it, Harl. This stinks -- yer a certified nutso wanted in twelve states -- and hopelessly in love with a psychopathic clown. Hey, when did my life go Loony Tunes!?" - Batman: Mad Love"

"[to Batman] "I've never seen ya' laugh before... I don't think I like it. Cut it out! You're givin' me the creeps." - Batman: Mad Love"

""I found the Joker's psyche disturbing, his dementia alarming, and his charm irresistible!" - Batman: Harley Quinn"

""My love for my Joker was stronger than their madhouse walls." - Batman: Harley Quinn"

""Face it, Harley-- you and your Puddin' are kaput! You're playin' solitaire now-- not hearts!" - Harley Quinn #2"

"[After being instructed by a SWAT team to "Get on her knees"] "Maybe when we get to know each other better." - "Harley Quinn #28"

"(about Bruce Wayne ) "Brucie's got a lot more on the ball than you'd think. He's got a presence. He hides it under that society suave, but there's a real intensity. Only others I ever met like that were Mistah J... and Batman!" - Harley Quinn #6"

""Get up, you deadbeat! That was the only place in town with a scintillatin' selection of polyester fashion! Where you think I'm gonna shop now? - Harley Quinn #9"

""There's no such thing as safe sex with some alien races. Think acid-for-blood. Think mate-then-kill." - Harley Quinn #15"

""Well, what d'ya know -- looks like we ran outta friends... for a while, at least. And me the social type! Or is that sociopathic?" - Harley Quinn #18"

""If you think Arkham's scary as a doctor, you should try it as a patient." - Detective Comics #831"

""I'm crazy about... Well hey, I'm just crazy." - Gotham Girls"

"(about Arkham) What a dump. - Gotham Girls"

"(To Catwoman about Poison Ivy) "I understand. Yet, as a psychiatrist I feel that Ivy having social interaction with the regular world can only benefit... Ooh, cute puppy!" - Gotham City Sirens #11"

""What is a friend? A single soul residing in two bodies." - Batman: Hush"

""All men by nature seek knowledge." - Batman: Hush"

""Mister, I was born a freak -- I've had to prove myself to creeps like you all my life. I could break you in half. But that wouldn't get me what I want... so I'll steal your crummy computer. And then I'll shove it down your fat throat." - Batman #358"

""Stop me? You worms -- how can any of you stop me? Back in Florida, I was a sideshow freak -- I wrestled alligators to entertain the marks! I broke their backs with my bare hands! Then I got smart. I had the strength, I had the hate -- why shouldn't I use it to get what I wanted? "Killer Croc" -- that's what they called me. But some day, some day, I knew they'd call me king!" - Batman #358"

""You... the Bat-demon again... I wrestle you... in my nightmares." - Batman #849"

""Not so hot without your juice, are ya, Bane? Ya want t'be top man in Gotham, huh? You ain't even a contender!" - Detective Comics #660"

""You slurred me... called me a monster... All my life people have been doing that... people who think they're pretty. But you ain't pretty... and I'm not a monster. The name is Croc... Killer Croc." - Batman #512"

""Stop yer lousy screamin'! All my life people been screamin'... ever since I was a kid -- just cuz I was born different... just cuz I look different, but lemme tell ya... you people ain't no joy to look at neither!" - Batman #521"

""Sometimes she smelled just like magnolias and mint leaves. And if I closed my eyes, it was almost like I was back in the bayou -- almost like I was free again." - Batman: Poison Ivy #1"

""Look at me...! Look at what I've become... That money was to fix..." - Batman: Hush"

""You're gonna fix me again. 'Fore I forget I was a man. And forget not to eat ya." - Detective Comics #809"

""They made me. Do it. Made me. Hungry. Think a' their smells. Their tastes... Hush. Riddler. Black Mask. Batman. Alla 'em. Mouth waters. Gut burns. Gonna love -- every bite." - Detective Comics #810"

""All your life they told you... what you cannot have. What you could not be. Because you were weak. Because you were poor. Because you were a freak. They were wrong. While they fight and kill each other over tiny shreds of territory: docks, alleys streets. You are part of something bigger. An underground empire. The largest territory in all of Gotham City. You are my eyes, above the surface. And I am the deadly jaws beneath it!" - Batman and Robin #23.4"

""I believe in letting people do as they wish, as do I myself. Sometimes, of course, what I wish to do is kill them and they do not wish to die. This gives life interest." - The Question #29"

""Murder by disease. No art in it. No soul. Such a decadent way to kill." - Robin (limited series) #2"

""I cannot destroy you unless you permit me to." - The Question #36"

""I'm a warrior, not a murderer." - Batgirl #8"

""Karma. That I understand." - Batgirl #25"

""I am not allowing you to pass out. I want your men to see you beg. Then you will apologize with a pain you will remember always." - Birds of Prey #62"

""I answer this with blood and pain and cold, damp graves for my enemies." - Birds of Prey #62"

""That's the problem with the amateurs -- the histrionics. No sense of grace at all." - Birds of Prey #63"

""Perhaps death is just a little bit afraid of me." - Birds of Prey #63"

""All this ceremony, and the truth is: the body decays, the spirit is lost. It means nothing. Ashes or earth, I hardly see the significance of where they lay your corpse." - Birds of Prey #68"

""A baby? Certainly. I've had dozens of babies!! [Laughing] I've dropped litters in every corner of the globe!!" - Batman: A Death in the Family"

"I care nothing for what happens or how I am remembered after death. To prove myself the best in life...that is my passion." - Batman #509"

""Once again, my place here is threatened. Someone reaches across the world to take what is mine Gotham is a prize coveted by many. I can never rest. Always there is someone seeking to take what is Bane's. As in prison so it is outside. All I own is challenged. A challenge that must be met with overwhelming force. You understand, mi hermano. You have been with me always. You know what I must do." - Bane: Conquest Vol 1, #1"