The only way to survive a mad world is to embrace the madness.
I look at a person like you and I know. You are a buyer. How do I know? Because I am a closer. I can sell anything, everything.
You take a vulnerable kid, an addict, drop him in a mess of death and doubt, it won’t be long before he starts looking for something to cling to.
The game has changed. We return to the old rules.
Please, let me explain the rules of the boat. Rule number one, it’s my boat. Rule number two, it is my boat. And if there remains any confusion about rules one and two, I offer rule number three, it’s my goddamn boat.
The old rules of conduct no longer apply.
People don’t change. When pressed, when cornered, the artifice falls and the curtain drops. They always show you who they really are.
I was an amateur. I’ve gone pro.[John Dorie: Man, you always drink? Even before?]
Don’t spend a moment trying to make things right. Focus on showing them that they were wrong.[to Will]
You only trust people if you give yourself a reason to.
You know what the real danger is on the ocean? It’s people. Strangers. Friends.
You entrusted me to build an army. You should’ve been careful about who I’d use it against.[to Virginia]
