“I think cynicism is more enduring than sentimentality.”

“Americans, though apparently impressed by ghastly sentimentality and outrageous hypocrisy, are by nature much more politically cynical than Canadians. In their longer history they have had much more to be cynical about. They demand a vulgar show, enjoy it, guffaw, and forget it the next morning. When a new U.S. President takes office all bets are off and his campaign platform is dismantled and stored away. ”

“Cynicism is no more mature than naïveté. You're no more mature, just more burned.”

“If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.”

“I may be cynical when I say that very rarely is the beloved more than a shaping spirit for the lover's dreams.”

“You're such a cynic," Molly said."I think cynics are playful and cute.”