“I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest, to make money they don't want, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't like.”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like.”

“We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.”

“Too many people are buying things they can't afford, with money that they don't have... to impress people that they don't like!"Nothing to do w/ "books" -- Just like the quote!”

“There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.”