“Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.”

“Because it's good for nothing," I said. keeping my eyes on Tommy. "Because one worthless piece of shit deserves another.”

“Normally we divide the external world into that which we consider to be good or valuable, bad or worthless, or neither. Most of the time these discriminations are incorrect or have little meaning. For example, our habitual way of categorizing people as friends, enemies, and strangers depending on how they make us feel is both incorrect and a great obstacle to developing impartial love for all living beings. Rather than holding so tightly to our discriminations of the external world, it would be much more beneficial if we learned to discriminate between valuable and worthless states of mind.”

“The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way.”

“Wealth is good, and if it comes our way we will take it; but a gentleman does not sell himself for wealth.”

“Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.”