The Best Villains in Bookdom

"What," asked Mr. Croup, "do you want?"
"What," asked the marquis de Carabas, a little more rhetorically, "does anyone want?"
"Dead things," suggested Mr. Vandemar. "Extra teeth."


"Still," said Mr. Croup chirpily. "Can't make an omelette without killing a few people."


-Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman