Matthew > Matthew's Quotes

“And yet I wasn't sure what his weakness was. We all do that as we get to know someone. Like a tabloid editor, we search for both greatness and weakness, jotting down notes in our heads for future exploitation. We are never comfortable with those who have no visible flaw.”
― Wayne Elise, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.”
― Oscar Wilde

“You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live. … You are captives—and you have made a captive of the world itself. That's what's at stake, isn't it?—your captivity and the captivity of the world.”
― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit