“Sentimentality is a superstructure covering brutality.”

“He thinks everything sentimental is tender, everything brutal is a slice of realism...”

“Sentiment and brutality, never one without the other, like fossils and oil.”

“That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure.”

“He's like everybody else in television. And Hollywood. And Broadway. He thinks everything sentimental is tender, everything brutal is a slice of realism and that everything that runs into physical violence is a legitimate climax to something that isn't even-”

“From Sachs to Kristof to Invisible Children to TED, the fastest growth industry in the US is the White Savior Industrial Complex. The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening. The banality of evil transmutes into the banality of sentimentality. The world is nothing but a problem to be solved by enthusiasm. This world exists simply to satisfy the needs - including, importantly, the sentimental needs - of white people and Oprah.”