“People don't need love. What they need is success in one form or another. It can be love but it needn't be.”

“It was like the beginning of life and laughter. It was the real meaning of the sun”

“That was all a man needed: hope. It was lack of hope that discouraged a man.”

“jan was an excellent fuck...she had a tight pussy and she took it like it was a knife that was killing her.”

“You bitch," I whispered, "I love you." Then I came.”

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. ...”

“But in the military you don't get trusted positions just because of your ability. You also have to attract the notice of superior officers. You have to be liked. You have to fit in with the system....”

“Always be smarter than the people who hire you.”

“Good cops make their bosses look good, and Hector was a one-man beauty school.”

“Apparently I lack some particular perversion which today's employer is seeking. ”

“Work is tough for everyone but for Kyle Shannon, it's just murder.”

“A 'good job' can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.”

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

“Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.”

“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the takingit away from those who have a different complexion or slightlyflatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you lookinto it too mu...”