Quotes / Revenge Myopia

Katsumoto: You would rather I kill (Algren) to avenge your husband?

Taka: ... Yes.

Katsumoto: Hirotaro tried to kill the American. It was karma.

Taka: I know!... [long pause, Taka seems to realize her hypocrisy] Forgive my weakness.

— The Last Samurai

"Another seal...has been opened. My family... my brothers, my sister, THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN FROM ME! By a snake! In the garden! I thought I knew God's plan... but I was wrong. I was blind... but now I see. You took my family from me so that I could have yours. We will welcome them with open arms... just as we will welcome you. We will be waiting for you. Where it all began."

— Joseph Seed, Far Cry 5

Anthony DeMarco: You killed my son. You killed my fucking son. My boy. My only son.
Max Payne: Listen, I'm sorry—
DeMarco: Fuck you!
Raul Passos: I'm sorry for your loss, but your son was killed in a gun battle — a battle he started.
DeMarco: Shut your fucking mouth! Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!

— Max Payne 3

Major Anya Amasova: The man I loved. He was in Austria 3 weeks ago. Did you kill him?
James Bond: When someone's behind you on skis at 40 miles per hour trying to put a bullet in your back, you don't always have time to remember a face. In our business, Anya, people get killed. We both know that. So did he. It was either him or me. The answer to the question is yes. I did kill him.
Major Anya Amasova: Then, when this mission is over, I will kill you.

— The Spy Who Loved Me ^note  Ultimately, Anya doesn't kill Bond. She has sex with him instead.

People keep tracing back blame and stop wherever it's most convenient for the story they want to be true.

— Mr. Dr. Pepper, The Bleachers

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