Gotham’s time has come. Like Constantinople or Rome before it the city has become a breeding ground for suffering and injustice. It is beyond saving and must be allowed to die. This is the most important function of the League of Shadows. It is one we’ve performed for centuries. Gotham must be destroyed.

When a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural.

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Every story needs a villain.

You must become more than just a man in the mind of your opponent.

“A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can be destroyed, or locked up. But if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely. A legend, Mr. Wayne.”

“You took my advice about theatricality a bit literally.”

What you really fear is inside yourself. You fear your own power. You fear your anger.

Parallels: Batman Begins (2005) | The Dark Knight Rises (2012)