Arvydas

“I wasn't sure which was worse - to know you were a liar or to believe your own bullshit.”
― Eileen Cook, The Hanging Girl

“Who wants to be good if he has to be hungry too?”
― John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

“It has always seemed strange to me,” said Doc. “The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”
“Who wants to be good if he has to be hungry too?” said Richard Frost.
“Oh, it isn’t a matter of hunger. It’s something quite different. The sale of souls to gain the whole world is completely voluntary and almost unanimous—but not quite. Everywhere in the world there are Mack and the boys….”
― John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

“They are merely stars.”
“You’re such a liar.”
“Yes.”
“I’d rather you told me it’s none of my business than have you fib to me.”
“Fib?”
“A small lie. One that doesn’t necessarily hurt anyone.”
Finn chuckled. “Ah, they come in degrees and types now. I like that.”
― Angel Martinez, Finn