Home / Quotes / Quote by Pat Murphy

Quote by Pat Murphy

“Verla says that nobody thinks of himself as a villain. Even the nastiest person thinks that he is in the right.”

Quote by Pat Murphy

Book:The Wild Girls

Work

The story delves into the complex relationship between two sisters who navigate the challenges of a wild, untamed world, highlighting themes of survival, independence, and the enduring bond between family. more

Author

Pat Murphy, born on March 9, 1955, is a renowned science fiction writer whose works are praised for their unique perspective and profound exploration of social issues. more

You May Also Like

“The more readily we make household names and the more numerous they become, the less are they worthy of our admiration... We can make a celebrity, but we can never make a hero. In a now-almost-forgotten sense, all heroes are self-made.”

Heroes Celebrity Culture

Book:The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

Source: The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

“You hang your heroes. That way they’ll never disappoint you.' It also brought to mind his own retort: 'But what about your enemies? What about the villains? What do we do with those?”

Science Fiction Western Heroes Vengeance Badass Enemies Villains Gunslinger Old West Coinhunter

Book:Coilhunter

Source: Coilhunter

“We're all being left out one way or the other. The survivors miss being heroes. The heroes miss being alive. The only ones not left out are the ones who never went in.”

War Alive Survivor Heroes Dead

Book:Sherman's March

Source: Sherman's March

“You destroy me and then you kiss me. You give me a reason to hat you and then you give me a reason to love you. Is this a lie or the truth? Is the a ploy or your heart reaching for me?”

Love Romance Roma Juliette

Book:These Violent Delights

Source: These Violent Delights

“Romantic haste in drama brings tears and sighs when the hero dies but the curtain fall is final when in life we take the tragic way The sunset too is a glorious thing but with it ends the day.”

Life Romance Poetry

Book:The Washington Poems

Source: The Washington Poems

“Verla says that no one thinks of himself as a villain. Even the nastiest person thinks that he is in the right.”

Perspective Heroes Villains

Author:Pat Murphy

“We talked about each story for a while, and then Verla talked about heroes and villains. 'Nobody is all good or all bad,' she told us. 'The world is painted in shades of gray.”

Heroes Villains Perpective

Book:The Wild Girls

Source: The Wild Girls

“The hero's sacrifice becomes just the story for people.”

Sacrifice Society Pride Hero Honor Army Patriotism Service Heroes Selfless

Book:Wealth of Words

Source: Wealth of Words

“Heroes, however, have a habit of ending up dead or bankrupt, and, as you know better than anyone, I have much to lose. At my age and in my profession, prudence is more than just a virtue, it's an instinct.”

Book:The Fencing Master: A Deadly Arcane Secret and a Beautiful Woman Draw a Master into the Shadowy Politics of Madrid

Source: The Fencing Master: A Deadly Arcane Secret and a Beautiful Woman Draw a Master into the Shadowy Politics of Madrid

“He (and anyone else who survived) learned to be as unscrupulous as the heroes in the pulp adventure magazines he'd read as a boy--sometimes, as unscrupulous as the villains.”

Survival Heroes Villains

Book:The Genocides

Source: The Genocides