vengeance
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It also was a place with "no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialisation of evil, no unjust profit, but only dignity, understanding and forgiveness."
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
In Sokolov’s “They Will Kill You,” written with Alex Litvak, that premise is combined with a Tarantino-esque taste for kung fu movies and nonlinear storytelling, as well as a “John Wick”-style quest for vengeance.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Their destruction, he suggests, is not vengeance but good governance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
“You’re about to be rich, Kaz. What will you do when there’s no more blood to shed or vengeance to take?”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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