“You fight crime because I allow it. Robin breathes because I allow it.”

“You cannot die until you have suffered the same way that I have suffered, until you have known complete despair -- and you will. I promise.”

“You should be terrified. But instead, you've been played by that charlatan, Dick Grayson, who gives costumes to foolish kids, making them believe they're heroes. Leading you, like lambs to slaughter. But not to worry, soon you'll learn.”