History Quotes / BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil

-->-- '''[[SatanIsGood Woland]]''', ''Literature/TheMasterAndMargarita''

->''"Think how many entertaining movies there are thanks to Hitler. Without him, would [[Film/SophiesChoice Sophie have a choice]]? Would [[SchindlersList Schindler have a list?]] Would [[{{Metaphorgotten}} Jurassic have a park]]?"''
-->-- '''Gunter''', ''BulletInTheFace''

-->--''OverlordII''

->''"Think how many entertaining movies there are thanks to Hitler. Without him, would [[SophiesChoice Sophie have a choice]]? Would [[SchindlersList Schindler have a list?]] Would [[{{Metaphorgotten}} Jurassic have a park]]?"''

->''"One of the recurring themes in this column that pops up whenever I write about {{Batman}} is the idea that Batman’s presence causes a fundamental change in Gotham City...by virtue of his existence as the hero that he is, Batman essentially ends Crime as we know it, and the only way that Crime survives is by evolving into something else. Criminals become ''Arch''-Criminals. Bad guys become ''Super-Villains''."''

->'''Luficer''': Just try to imagine, Philip, a world without evil. A world without anger, hate, war, disease, destruction, and all the other terrible things you can think of. The sun shines, the birds whistle, and so do all the nice and friendly people. They are having a really good time. They greet each other, they take care of each other, and they help each other. Can you imagine that Philip?\\

->'''Luficer''': Just try to imagine, Philip, a world without evil. A world without anger, hate, war, disease, destruction, and all the other terrible things you can think of. The sun shines, the bird whistle, and so do all the nice and friendly people. They are having a really good time. They greet each other, they take care of each other, and they help each other. Can you imagine that Philip?\\

->'''[[spoiler:Rose]]''' ''"No! There must be balance! The cycle must be maintained.''
->'''Gnarl''' ''"I think what that wench is ranting about is that when a force gets out of control, another must rise to stop it."''
->'''[[spoiler:Rose]]''' ''"There cannot be light without darkness!"''
->'''Gnarl''' ''"And that darkness would be you, Master!"''

-> ''‘Why? Why is there a balance? Why not just have everything good and nothing evil? What’s actually wrong with that?’''
-> ''‘I...’ He licked his lips and squinted. The golden light seemed to be bothering him. ‘The balance is beyond human understanding, beyond the mere...’''
-> ''‘You don’t know, do you?’ I let the question hang. ‘You were going to send me back into that volcano, to almost certain death, and you’ve absolutely no idea why.’''

-->-- '''[[SatanIsGood Woland]]''', ''Literature/MasterAndMargarita''

-->--'''Gunter''', ''BulletInTheFace''

-->--'''{{Ian Fleming}}''', ''Literature/CasinoRoyale''

->"Think how many entertaining movies there are thanks to Hitler. Without him, would [[SophiesChoice Sophie have a choice]]? Would [[SchindlersList Schindler have a list?]] Would [[{{Metaphorgotten}} Jurassic have a park]]?"

-->''"As soon as you
appeared on this roof you made yourself ridiculous. It was your tone of
voice. You spoke your words as though you denied the very existence of the
shadows or of evil. Think, now : where would your good be if there were no
evil and what would the world look like without shadow? Shadows are thrown
by people and things. There's the shadow of my sword, for instance. But
shadows are also cast by trees and living things. Do you want to strip the
whole globe by removing every tree and every creature to satisfy your
fantasy of a bare world? You're stupid."''

->''"As soon as you

-->-- '''[[SatanIsGood Woland]]''', '''MasterAndMargarita'''

->''"Ben and I assumed that you can label any stance you want as 'preserving the balance' as long as some sort of eerily knowledgeable character is the one making the proclamations."''
-->--'''Lewis Powell''', TheRant for ''TerrorIsland'' [[http://terrorisland.net/strips/164.html Theorem #164]]

->''"I have heard it said evil is nothing more than good's absence, as if evil was the darkness to good's light. A comforting thought, I imagine,for those seeking redemption, but, I tell you, put such thoughts from your mind. You need only peer into a demon's eyes to know evil is not some vacuum waiting for virtue to come and fill its emptiness. Evil is a force. It is an influence in the cosmos, an agency equal to or perhaps even greater than its antithesis. There are two sides in this eternal struggle, one light and the other dark. You might find evil's works reprehensible, yet to those whose hearts belong to corruption, good deeds are equally deplorable. Understand, there is no redemption, only treason against the side you were born to serve."''

-->-- '''[[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Asmodeus, Lord of the Nine Hells]]''', [[DungeonsAndDragons The Book of Vile Darkness]]

->''"I have heard it said evil is nothing more than good's absence, as if evil was the darkness to good's light. A comforting thought, I imagine,for those seeking redemption, but, I tell you, put such thoughts from your mind. You need only peer into a demon's eyes to know evil is not some vacuum waiting for virtue to come and fill its emptiness. Evil is a force. It is an influence in the cosmos, an agency equal to or perhaps even greater than its antithesis. There are two sides in this eternal struggle, one light and the other dark. You mi&ht find evil's works reprehensible, yet to those whose hearts belong to corruption, good deeds are equally deplorable. Understand, there is no redemption, only treason against the side you were born to serve."''

->''"I have heard it said evil is no thing more than good's absence, as if evil was the darkness to good's light. A comforting thought, I imagine,for those seeking redemption, but, I tell you, put such thoughts from your mind. You need only peer into a demon's eyes to know evil is not some vacuum waiting for virtue to come and fill its emptiness. Evil is a force. It is an influence in the cosmos, an agency equal to or perhaps even greater than its antithesis. There are two sides in this eternal struggle, one light and the other dark. You mi&ht find evil's works reprehensible, yet to those whose hearts belong to corruption, good deeds are equally deplorable. Understand, there is no redemption, only treason against the side you were born to serve."''

->''"I have heard it said evil is no thin& more than good's absence, as if evil was the darkness to good's light. A comforting thought, I imagine,for those seeking redemption, but, I tell you, put such thoughts from your mind. You need only peer into a demon's eyes to know evil is not some vacuum waiting for virtue to come and fill its emptiness. Evil is a force. It is an influence in the cosmos, an agency equal to or perhaps even greater than its antithesis. There are two sides in this eternal struggle, one light and the other dark. You mi&ht find evil's works reprehensible, yet to those whose hearts belong to corruption, good deeds are equally deplorable. Understand, there is no redemption, only treason against the side you were born to serve."''

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-> ''‘Why? Why is there a balance? Why not just have everything good and nothing evil? What’s actually wrong with that?’
‘I...’ He licked his lips and squinted. The golden light seemed to be bothering him. ‘The balance is beyond human understanding, beyond the mere...’
‘You don’t know, do you?’ I let the question hang. ‘You were going to send me back into that volcano, to almost certain death, and you’ve absolutely no idea why.’''

-> There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.

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