winslet-k:

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.”

anothervictimofthemodernage:

The legend is that there was a mercenary who worked for a local warlord. He fell in love with the warlord’s daughter. They were married in secret. When the warlord found out, the mercenary was condemned to this pit. But then he exiled him instead. The mercenary understood that the daughter had secured his release, but what he could not know was the true price of his freedom.

She took his place in the pit. And she was with the child. 

“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)

Henri Ducard: 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. 
Bruce Wayne: Which is? 
Henri Ducard: A legend, Mr. Wayne.