Malefactor Quotes

We had a conversation the other day with Ming the Merciless, one of the preeminent villains of modern times, whose half-century-long struggle with his opposite number, Flash Gordon, has helped generations of Americans conceptualize the fearsome enchantments of space. We caught up with the veteran malefactor at the Volney, where he greeted us in a turquise-and-gold dressing gown, a black skullcap setting off his striking yellowish pallor. We immediately put our foot in it by addressing him as ”Mr. Ming” "I don't want to be stuffy,” he said pleasantly, "but that's Emperor Ming, if you don't mind. ...”. (Donald Barthelme)
PROOF-READER, n. A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible. View quote
Ambrose Bierce
Whosoever hereafter shall name my name, shall not record a malefactor, but a benefactor in the earth. View quote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Of all evil-doers, the American is most to be feared. He uses more ingenuity in the planning of his projects and will take greater risks in carrying them out than any other malefactor on earth. View quote
Robert Barr (writer)