Constantine

"Music was the only thing that could touch my soul before it was too late."

"You can't change the past, but you can burn it all down and start fresh."

"Friendship is a liability in this business. People I care about tend to die."

"Power without consequence is just ego. And ego gets you damned."

"Hope is the cruelest trick the universe ever played on mankind."

"I've learned that mercy is a luxury, and justice is a myth."

"Money can't buy you out of Hell, but it can buy you a decent drink while you wait."

"Death is the only certainty left. Everything else is negotiable."

"Patience is for people with a future. Mine's already numbered."

"The only happiness I've found is at the bottom of a glass."

"Leadership? That's just deciding who's going to Hell before you do."

"Dreams are what keep you alive when nothing else will."

"Success is relative. For me, it's waking up without going to Hell—that day."

"Beauty is the thing that makes this twisted world bearable."

"Art is the only immortality available to the damned."

"Nature doesn't forgive. Neither do I."

"Freedom is an illusion we cling to before the chains become visible."

"Peace is what you find when you stop fighting. I'm still fighting."

"The truth will set you free, but first it will terrify you."

"Imagination is the only weapon that works against the impossible."

"Technology can't save your soul. I've checked."

"History is just a record of everyone making the same mistakes over again."

"Literature teaches you about life. Life teaches you not to trust literature."

"Politics is the art of lying with a straight face."

"War is Hell, and Hell is a lot like war."

"Motivation is what you feel before you realize the odds."

"Inspiration is borrowed from something greater than yourself. Then you've got to pay it back."

"Relationships are contracts written in blood. They always require payment."

"Solitude is the only honest companion I've ever had."

"Kindness is weakness wearing a smile. I learned that lesson well."