But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.

My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!

An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind.

Payback is a bitch, and the bitch is back.

Time and Nemesis will do that which I would not, were it in my power remote or immediate. You will smile at this piece of prophecy - do so, but recollect it: it is justified by all human experience. No one was ever even the involuntary cause of great evils to others, without a requital: I have paid and am paying for mine - so will you.

For some offenses, there is only retribution." Nora Hawks, "One Woman's Vengeance.