“Altruism accrues little benefit to those lying cold in the gutter.”
“At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the energy and skill of others. Nothing more.”
“To the delight of the poetic little gutter boys in the little grey streets.”
“Altruism is the kind of pie best eaten with a lot of gravy and little inspection of the kind of kidney it's stuffed with.”
“A little while, their hunger unfulfilled,The mothlike worlds flit 'round the guttering sun.("Ephemera")”
“They are surprised that he did it, though, which shows you that the male mind expects very little in the way of altruism from it's fellows.”