David Foster Wallace Quotes

One day I'll be dead and THEN you'll all be sorry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.

I never forget. I never forgive. I can wait. I find it very easy to harbor a grudge. I have scores to settle.

Some people would rather dig fresh graves than heal old wounds.

Resentment is the poison we drink, hoping it will hurt others.

She once used me with that insolence, that in revenge I took her to pieces; sifted her, and separated her failings; I studied 'em, and got 'em by rote. The catalogue was so large, that I was not without hopes, one day or other to hate her heartily.

Everyone knows revenge is a dish best served when you've had enough time to build up enough vitriol and fury.

If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody.

He leant his two elbows on his knees, and his chin on his hands and remained rapt in dumb meditation. On my inquiring the subject of his thoughts, he answered gravely 'I'm trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don't care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last. I hope he will not die before I do!' 'For shame, Heathcliff!' said I. 'It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.' 'No, God won’t have the satisfaction that I shall,' he returned. 'I only wish I knew the best way! Let me alone, and I'll plan it out: while I'm thinking of that I don't feel pain.

I make war on the living, not the dead.

Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

An Immense hatred keeps me alive... i would live for a thousand years if i were certain of seeing the whole world croak.

Offend her, and she knows not to forgive; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live.

Little vicious minds abound with anger and revenge and are incapable of feeling te pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

I mean, who wants to live waking up... at least I don't want to live waking up everyday about revenge.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.

Hatred is settled anger.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

There are certain people that are marked for death. I have my little list of those that treated me unfairly.

My hatred is a thousand times more powerful than all your good intentions.