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Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws. ~Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations

“The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing” -Voltaire

“I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in the world today.” Peter Kirk

The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be. ~Lao-tzu
The greatest crimes are caused by surfeit, not by want. ~Aristotle, Politics

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. Umberto Eco

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes. - Bertolt Brecht

“There are heroes in evil as well as in good” François de la Rochefoucauld

I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains.
Lord Byron

Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.
Jessica Hagedorn

Kirika's letter: Mireille, I have a terrible premonition and so I am writing you this letter. Not long ago Cloe told me that Soldats is my home. I may... I may never be able to see you again. There is another me, I can feel it. I don't mind it if you kill me, however, when that time comes... and I don't have time for my final words, I could not bear that. Because there is... something I want to tell you. Mireille... I was alone. Always Alone. I never had anything. It was terrible and painful, however, I wasn't alone. When I found out Noir was a name for two, well, of course it was a suprise at first, but... My heart rejoiced. You were there for me. Mireille... I was happy because you were there... I was happy... truly happy... Mireille, whom I cherish. I cannot describe it in words... Thank you, Mireille. Thank you.
Mireille: You fool.