“War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins.”

“Whoever dies with the most stuff wins.”

“War may be an auction for countries. For soldiers it's a lottery.”

“Always, it is the poor people who pay. And always, it is the poor people's women who pay the most.”

“Dreams are shores where the ocean of spirit meets the land of matter. Dreams are beaches where the yet-to-be, the once-were, the will-never-be may walk awhile with the still are.”

“Whoever opined "Money can't buy you happiness" obviously had far too much of the stuff.”

“Sobering to think how one accursed night of baccarat can alter a man's social standing so irreversibly.”