"But I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved one is just poison in your veins. And one day, you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed so you'd be spared your pain."

"If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal and if they can't stop you, you become something else entirely - legend, Mr Wayne."

"Crime cannot be tolerated. Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding."

"It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you."

"There is nothing to fear but fear itself."

"Death does not wait for you to be ready! Death is not considerate or fair. And make no mistake: here, you face death."

"Only a cynical man would call what these people have "lives," Wayne. Crime. Despair. This is not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years. We sacked Rome; loaded trade ships with plague rats; burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance."

"Patients suffering delusional episodes often focus their paranoia on an external tormentor. Usually one conforming to Jungian archetypes. In this case, a scarecrow"

"To conquer fear, you must become fear."

"I respect the mind's power over the body, it's why I do what I do"

"No one can save Gotham. When a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural. Tomorrow the world will watch in horror as its greatest city tears itself apart, through fear. The movement back to harmony will be unstoppable this time."

"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Probably not very frightening to a guy like you, but these crazies, they can't stand it. They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."

"Dr. Crane isn't here right now. But if you'd like to make an appointment..."

"Have you finally learned to do what is necessary?"

"The training is nothing! The will is everything! The will to act."