"You can't stop crime! That's what you never understood! I'm CONTROLLING it! You want to rule them by fear but what do you do to those who aren't afraid?! I'm doing what YOU won't! I'm taking them out!"

"(after beating The Joker to a pulp) Now tell me... How does it feel?"

"(to Batman, about Joker) Ignoring what he's done in the past-blindly, stupidly disregarding the entire graveyards he's filled, the thousands who've suffered, the friends he's crippled. And I thought...I thought I'd be the last person you'd ever let him hurt. If it had been you that he'd beat to a bloody pulp, if he had taken you from this world, I would have done nothing but search the planet for this pathetic pile of evil, death-worshipping garbage...and send him off to hell!!"

"(after Batman explains why he never killed the Joker) Why? I'm not talking about killing Penguin or Scarecrow or Dent. I'm talking about him. Just him. And doing it because... Because he took me away from you."

"You son of a b****." (about Batman, after returning from the dead and seeing that the Joker is still at large)"

"Yeah, well if you want answers to questions beyond reason...there is a guy in Arkham Asylum who wrote the book on crazy"

"We were friends, helping each other pick up the pieces of our lives. We were OUTLAWS! (Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 1 40, 2015; by Scott Lobdell)"

"It might not be a popular thought but not everyone wants to be alive (Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 2 3, 2016; by Scott Lobdell)"

"I may not have been the best sidekick in the world... I was craptastic as a super-villain... but I'll be damned if I wasn't a hell of an Outlaw. (Red Hood: Outlaw Vol 1 50, 2020; by Scott Lobdell)"

"None of us Robins were ever as good as Batgirl. We knew it. Drove us all crazy... I think it was because she didn't do what she does for revenge. Not like ol' dead Nightwing or me. She doesn't fight for some ghost. She fights for someone alive. (Batman Eternal Vol 1 18, 2014; by Tim Seeley, James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Ray Fawkes, and John Layman)"

"See, now? If Bats were here, he'd have explained that I wasn't probably supposed to do that. He'd say there are better ways to spend your energy. "You're a Robin. Be a Robin." That's what he'd say, if Bats was here. (Robin War Vol 1 1, 2016; by Tom King)"

"This is Red Hood and Red Robin broadcasting on all Spyral satellite communications. The following message is for Agent 37. We have discovered the truth behind Mother's signal and are inbound to your location. Mother's children aren't evil. They're not monsters. They're victims of programming, abuse, and trauma. And they can change. Which means they're not the enemy. Fact is, they're just like us. We may have began as the soldiers Batman built for his crusade. But we became something else, something he never expected. We started as an army. We chose to be a family. And if there's hope for us... there's hope for anyone. (Batman & Robin Eternal Vol 1 16, 2016; by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, James Tynion IV, and Scott Snyder)"

"The world's greatest detective, and you still haven't figured it out? Life's just a game, Batman... and this time, you lose. (Batman Vol 1 617, 2016; by Jeph Loeb)"

"At this point [Jason] is beyond the point of no return in terms of ever being considered even remotely a hero. What I wanted to do here is put him in a place that he can't come back from. The things that he does here in Battle for the Cowl are things that can never really be forgiven. The only outcome would have to be imprisonment or something worse. But from this point on for Jason the gray area between good and bad has disappeared. It's crystal clear now that he is on the dark side."

"His name is Jason Todd. A lot of people say he's crazy. Like, say the entire staff of Arkham Asylum. Maybe they're right. I'm hardly in a position to judge. Anyone. But as he pops out of his disguise--blows my chain off my ball--and gives me my bow and quiver? Let's just say Red Hood is my kind of crazy!"

"To me the whole killing of Robin thing was probably the ugliest thing I've seen in comics, and the most cynical."

""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"

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

""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"

""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"

""Oh yes, Heaven, father. From where no amount of praying ever draws Him out. 'God in Heaven!' 'God in Heaven!' 'Thank God in Heaven I don't look like that!' - Batman/Scarecrow: Year One"

"Funny, I actually escaped death...but one life later, the past keeps dragging me back (Red Hood: Outlaw Vol 1 48, 2019; by Scott Lobdell)"

"(confronting Batman at the Ace Chemicals building) "Hard to forget that night, huh? In a way, Batman, this was the site of your first great failure. Maybe your greatest, but certainly not your last, right? Ah, memories."

""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"

""I once knew a man whose dog told him to cut his entire family into pieces. Bark. Bark. Bark. BARK!" - Batman: Haunted Knight"

""Fear is irresistible to me. It is my drink. My romance. My gambling. But then I overdosed. Burned out. I couldn't feel it anymore. I became a shell. A shadow of a human. No relief from the pain of being fearless. Until the ring came for me. Can you imagine what that was like? A weapon powered by terror! I wasn't just feeling fear... I was wielding it. So I stole a moment to study it. To learn as much as possible. It was endlessly complex. A combination of emotion and light. Its full potential was beyond me. But I learned enough. And when the ring left me a second time... I was prepared. I was like the caveman who found the burning branch. It ignited the fire within me. After weeks of experiments... I can use it to scare them. But it isn't enough. Not for me to feel fear again. I must try again... I must keep trying. Until I perfect it. Until I am whole again. Until I am consumed by fear." - Green Lanterns #17"

""YES! The Bat is here! I can feel the swell of my hippocampus, the pulse of my amygdala...! I feel afraid! The machine couldn't do it... all I needed was him. I want to cry... this is joy. Relief. Ecstasy. I want him to feel it. I want the Bat to feel fear." - Green Lanterns #17"

"(to Batman) "Beloved, you give too much thought to what is real and what is not, to what is true and what is false. I realize that is your way, but just this once, accept things as they are. Forego your control, your discipline. Just once, let yourself go... and take me with you." - Batman: Son of the Demon"

"(inside a museum that Batman has broken into trying to beat Riddler to a prized artifact. Riddler wasn't there though, but now he is) "Strapped to a bomb, leashed to a pesky reporter, battered, bruised, outnumbered, outsmarted, and personally granting your greatest enemy access to the very thing you were attempting to keep him from. I'm hazarding a guess here, but... not exactly the way you'd imagined this turning out, is it, sweetheart?" - Legends of the Dark Knight: "Riddle Me That""

"What's happened to us? The Joker's killing people, for Christ's sake!" - "Harley Quinn #6: "Who Wants to Rob a Millionaire?"

"The future is a riddle only time can solve." - Joker's Asylum II #1: "The House The Cards Built"

""I'm the goddamn Riddler! I'm not crazy!" - Batman #686"

""You don't understand... I really didn't want to leave you any clues. I really planned never to go back to Arkham Asylum. But I left you a clue anyway. So I... I have to go back there. Because I might need help. I... I might actually be crazy." - Batman: Gotham Adventures"

"(On being called a poor-man's Joker by Harley) "I am nothing like the Joker! Why does everybody keep saying that?! That clown is only interested in mirth, mayhem and murder! I, on the other hand, live for mental challenges! Games of wit! The chance to outsmart worthy opponents!" - Harley Quinn #6: "Who Wants to Rob a Millionaire?""

""If I look like a scarecrow -- then that will be my symbol! A symbol of poverty and fear combined! The perfect symbol to represent Jonathan Crane -- the Scarecrow!" - Batman #189"

""The mastermind always wants more. It's criminal nature." - Detective Comics #828"

""That is a riddle, isn't it?" - Batman: Hush"

""It's a mystery. Broken into a jigsaw puzzle. Wrapped in a conundrum. Hidden in a Chinese box. A riddle." - Batman: The Long Halloween"

""The Lazarus Pit gives you a unique kind of... clarity. Riddle me this: Who is that under Batman's mask? And now, the world is my oyster. Right, Bruce?" - Batman: Hush"

""I used to be a somebody in this town. Now everybody has a gimmick. I was going to show them all. And I did." - Batman: Hush"

""Question: How many times have you beaten me? Answers: Five. Ten. A hundred! But... question: What is Batman's greatest defeat? Answer: The death of Robin. Didn't like having your nose rubbed in it, did you?" - Batman: Hush"

""When does a killer... not kill?"- Batman: The Long Halloween"

""My hero -- my namesake -- had fled in craven terror and cowardice from nothing but a harmless gourd. I couldn't bear the shame... and that's when I finally asserted myself -- in defiance of cruel destiny -- and uttered my fateful vow... In the story of my life, the scrawny Scarecrow will win in the end -- and the last laugh, I swear, will be mine!!" - Batman Annual #19"

""Whoever said a picture was worth a thousand words... is about to see just how badly he miscounted." - JLA: Tower of Babel"