“Civilization is but a thin veneer stretched across the passions of the human heart. And civilization doesn't just happen; we have to make it happen.”
“the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin”
“The veneer of civilization is like that on the kitchen counter - very thin.”
“The veneer of civilization fell away to reveal desperate animals, humanity at their worst.”
“....we ain't doing civil rights here. We just telling stories like they really happen.”
“Walls, towns, rules, and day-to-day life doesn't make us civilized ... That's organization and ritual. Civilization lives in our hearts and heads or it doesn't exist at all.”