“Nobody who's really using his ego, his real ego, has any time for any goddam hobbies”

“Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.”

“In my opinion, if you really want to know, half of the nastiness in the world is stirred up by people who aren't using their true egos.”

“God damn it," he said, "there are nice things in the world- and I mean nice things. We're all such morons to get so sidetracked. Always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.”

“I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It’s disgusting.”

“This is God's universe, buddy, not yours, and he has the final say about what's ego and what isn't.”

“All I know is I’m losing my mind,” Franny said. “I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It’s disgusting – it is, it is. I don’t care what anybody says.”