Justice Wargrave

Character in And Then There Were None From: And Then There Were None

The orchestrator and most enigmatic character with philosophical observations about justice and guilt

324 quotes

"Each death was inevitable from the start."
"Justice wears many faces."
Justice
"Ten came to the island; none would leave."
Death
"The judge is eternal; the verdict, final."
Justice
"In the old days, guilty people were hanged. Nowadays, well, the law says they must not be hanged"
Justice
"The law is a majestic thing. It does not change"
Justice
"I am innocent of the crime of which I am accused"
Justice
"Confession may be good for the soul, but it is bad for innocence"
Wisdom
"What is justice without mercy?"
Justice
"One cannot escape one's nature"
Philosophy
"Death comes for us all eventually"
Death
"Justice must be served, one way or another"
Justice
"There is no escape from divine punishment"
Faith
"The past cannot be changed, only faced"
Philosophy
"None of us will leave this place unchanged, if at all"
Change
"We are trapped here together, bound by accusation and fear."
Fear
"We are not merely prisoners of circumstance, but prisoners of ourselves."
Philosophy
"No law on the mainland can reach us here; we are beyond justice."
Justice
"A man can't help his thoughts."
Truth
"We're all of us murderers."
Justice
"I am an old man. Justice is my life."
Justice
"There is no escape from one's conscience."
Truth
"I have lived a long life."
Philosophy
"Justice moves in mysterious ways."
Justice
"I know who you are."
Knowledge
"I am not afraid to die."
Courage
"I have judged many in my lifetime."
Justice
"Justice comes to all eventually."
Justice
"None of us will leave this island."
Death
"Justice is a human invention. It has nothing to do with either God or Nature."
Justice