Scarecrow

"Every success is built upon the graves of those who could not face their fears."

"Love is the weakness through which I gain access to the human soul."

"Change is inevitable. The only question is whether you will control it or be consumed by it."

"Knowledge itself can become a weapon when wielded by the right—or wrong—hand."

"The passage of time is merely our consciousness measuring the growth of our fears."

"I am the personification of what already exists within every human being."

"The mind can be liberated or enslaved by the same tool—perception."

"In my work, I have found that rationality is merely the costume fear wears."

"Beauty fades, but the memory of terror endures forever."

"Death is not the worst fate. The worst is living in denial of your own capacity for it."

"Those who persevere do so not from strength, but from lack of imagination."

"I am grateful to Gotham for providing such fertile ground for enlightenment."

"Creation and destruction are merely different expressions of the same impulse."

"Patience is rewarded when you understand that fear compounds over time."

"Kindness in a world of terror is the most dangerous delusion of all."

"A true leader does not inspire hope. A true leader exposes reality."

"Work becomes meaningful only when it serves to expand the boundaries of fear."

"Dreams and nightmares are not opposites. They are the same thing from different perspectives."

"Humor is often the mind's desperate attempt to domesticate the undomesticated."

"Faith is the absence of evidence made into a virtue."

"Nature cares nothing for your safety. Neither do I."

"Art speaks to something primal. That something is fear."

"Music is mathematics made emotional—and the emotion is always fear."

"Literature endures because it documents our collective terrors."

"The bond between family members is forged in the crucible of shared vulnerability."

"True friendship is impossible. What exists is mutual exploitation dressed in affection."

"Life is what happens while you're distracted from the reality of your own death."

"I am a scientist of the human condition, and fear is the fundamental constant."

"The truth is that you are not safe. You have never been safe. You will never be safe."

"Real power lies not in what you do, but in what others believe you are capable of doing."