“I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches.”
“If I had a nickel for every time I'd wished I possessed the power to alter another person's mind, I'd be knee deep in nickels.”
“If I had a nickel for every dime I lost I’d be twice as broke.”
“Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.”
“In Europe and Japan, bourgeois life lingers on. In Britain and America it has become the stuff of theme parks. The middle class is a luxury capitalism can no longer afford.”
“There is so much more to this world then outward appearances. Our society basks in the illusion of normalcy every day, and hides from the truth every night.”