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I never see my bad guys as simply bad. They want pretty much the same thing that you and I want: they want to be happy.

Elmore Leonard
Guy, Want, Want To Be Happy
"Elmore Leonard’s Secret: 'Clean Living, and a Fast Outfield'". Interview with Jon Wiener, lareviewofbooks.org. August 20, 2013.
I never see my bad guys as simply bad. They want pretty much the same thing that you and I want: they want to be happy.