Found a beautiful little quote that every writer should keep in mind when they’re writing conflicted/broken characters – often villains looking for motivation.
There’s a story behind every person. There’s a reason why they’re the way they are. They aren’t just like that because they want to [be]. Something in the past created them, and sometimes it’s impossible to fix them.
From It Never Ends.
This is very very true. As true in reality as it is in a piece of fiction