“Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.”
“Most don't deserve your tears... and the ones that do will never make you cry.”
“If you're a nobody, if your work has no impact, then it deserves to be praised. If, however, you climb out of that state of mediocrity and are a success, then your defying 'the law' and deserve to be punished.”
“But, if this guy, or whoever he was, he is, or he will be, can't handle you at your worst, they sure as hell don't deserve you at your best. Enough said.”
“If you believe Might is Right, it follows that whoever cannot hold their ground does not deserve to keep it.”
“Everybody deserves love, but nobody is entitled to it.”