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1 " I am not a joke. I am not a riddle! I am not a bird or a cat or a penguin! I'm not a scarecrow or a plant or a puppet! I am not your broken friend! I am not your regretful teacher! I am not a child's fairy tale! I am not a circus act here to amuse and frighten you! I am not another one of your madmen howling at the moon! And I...I am not...I am not some rich boy playing dress-up! I AM BANE! "
― Tom King , Batman, Volume 3: I Am Bane
2 " He does not provide solace from pain. He cannot give you hope for the eternal. He cannot comfort you for the love you lost. God blesses your soul with grace. Batman punches people in the face. - Bruce Wayne "
― Tom King , Batman, Volume 8: Cold Days
3 " To assert as truth that which has no meaning is the core mission of humanity. "
― Tom King , The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man
4 " Facts without context are like individuals without society. Just as an individual must find his or her place in society or else they are useless, a fact must find its place in an argument or else it serves no true purpose. "
5 " Parents sacrifice their lives for their children. Then children become parents and sacrifice their own lives. And so all is sacrificed and nothing is gained. Life, then becomes the pursuit of an unobtainable purpose by absurd means. "
― Tom King , The Vision, Volume 2: Little Better than a Beast
6 " Mister Miracle: No one loves L.A. People just come here because they think they have to. Then they don't leave because they think they can't.Big Barda: Darling, please. After everything. Haven't you learned by now? That's all love is. "
― Tom King , Mister Miracle
7 " You're not someone who can be figured out. Or solved. And you never will be. "
― Tom King , Batman #50
8 " The pursuit of a set purpose by logical means is the way of tyranny... The pursuit of an unobtainable purpose by absurd means is the way of freedom. "
9 " You cannot hate what you do not know. They do not know you, therefore they are incapable of hating you. Perhaps I might concede they hate the idea of you. But if this is true, then your task is a simple one. You merely have to show them that you are not that idea. "
10 " I have said it. Therefore it is confirmed. "
11 " It was sweet. But then he says "Before you answer I have to tell you something. Its about Kite Man". "
― Tom King , Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 4
12 " Comics aren’t for everyone.Created by the children of immigrants, it is the medium of the outsider and the outcast, the nerd who won’t fit in.We exist, we thrive because we recognize and amplify the voices of those who must struggle mightily to be heard. We say, I’m here. "
― Tom King
13 " Am I supposed to believe CNN? Nobody believes CNN. "
― Tom King , The Sheriff of Babylon, Volume 1: Bang. Bang. Bang.
14 " I asked the Lord Our God why do we suffer.He didn't answer.He couldn't speak through the tears. "
15 " I was actually sweet. But then he says, "before you answer, I have to tell you something. Its about Kite Man "
16 " The pursuit of an unobtainable purpose by absurd means is the way of freedom; this is my vision of the future. Of our future. "
17 " Is the truth not kind? "
― Tom King , Vision #7
18 " Behold the Vision and the Scarlet Witch.Some time ago.When we were young.And everything was new and different.'Janet van Dyne, the Wasp, recently told me a joke.''Okay.''Would you enjoy hearing it?''Okay.''Two toasters are sitting on a counter. One toaster turns to the other toaster and asks: "Do you sometimes feel empty?"''Then the other toaster says: "Oh my god! A talking toaster!"''Oh god. Hahahaha.''Hahahaha.''Hahahaha.''Hahahaha.''Hahahaha. "
19 " Okay I admit I thought this would be better. with a lot more stars at least. I had this whole plan where like the light of the stars would meet the light of the valley and there would be light everywhere. But where are the stars?Barda: We still have the valley! "
