“Dismiss perfection as an ache of the greedy, but do not give in to the mass modesty of easy imperfection.”

“the masses are everywherethey know how to do things:they have sane and deadly angersfor sane and deadlythings.”

“It’s so easy to be easy—if you let it.”

“Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don’t give a damn.”

“whiskey makes the heart beat fasterbut it sure doesn't help themind and isn't it funny how you can ache justfrom the deadly drone ofexistence?”

“The world had somehow gone too far, and spontaneous kindness could never be so easy.”

“and our few good times will be rare because we have the critical senseand are not easy to fool with laughter”