“If you want a hug, go to Hell and find your mother.”

“Men don't have the strategic intelligence to conduct a war between families. Men are less good at keeping secrets out of their lies.”

“Whatever you say to the police can and will be misconstrued to support the prosecution. So, when in doubt, shut your mouth.”

“Never take a learning opportunity away from another student. No matter how smart you need everyone to think you are.”

“You should never tell a psychopath they are a psychopath. It upsets them.”

“You can see scary people a mile away. It's the good people you have to worry about.”

“I've had lots of time to think about how good I was at seeming Good.”

“It’s important to be organized and ruthless. Three piles, I always say. The stuff you wanna keep, the stuff you might need later that you put in storage, and the stuff you have to destroy.”

“The mind is a funny thing, it can make heaven from hell, hell from heaven. The world around it isn't evil, it's just indifferent.”

“The surest way to tame a prisoner is to let him believe he’s free.”

“If I come for you, and I still might yet decide to come for you, I will wear high heels so you can hear my approach on the cobblestones and have time to repent. You listen for my footsteps.”

“You love the sound of your own voice, don’t you? You’re like a radio presenter.”

“Most women don't know what they like until they've tried it. And sadly, so many of us get to try so little before we're old and grey.”

“The more people you love, the weaker you are. You’ll do things for them that you know you shouldn’t do. You’ll act the fool to make them happy, to keep them safe...Love no one but your children; on that front a mother has no choice.”

“It’s strange how some choices mean nothing, and others govern the rest of your life.”

Probably final post to this mini-series on TV Villans. So, enjoy reading and don't forget to stash this post! 

Women have always been seen as the damsel in distress on TV, but these great female villains certainly put that outdated trope to bed!

POLLY GRAY (PEAKY BLINDERS)

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