You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
You’re brought up to believe that there’s a good guy and a bad guy. But then eventually, you come to realize that there’s a bad guy and a worse guy. And nothing else.[to Mel]
So, you’re gonna go out there and you’re gonna say, “Good night. I’ve had a very lovely evening.” Walk out the door, get in the car, go home, jerk off, and that’s all you gonna do.
You know all about Van De Kaap. Help me out. Off the record.[Maddy Bowen]Well, off the record, I like to get kissed before I get f***ed.[Danny Archer]
The only upside of being over 35 is that you don’t get raped as much.
So she tells me, “You never finish anything. You finish the police course, you get taken care of again, baby.” So after graduation, I get a blowjob.[Brown]That’s great. Your mother must be a wonderful woman.[Billy Costigan]F*** yourself.[Brown]Put it this way. You’re a black guy in Boston. You don’t need any help from me to be completely f***ed.[Billy Costigan]
Romantic? Hemingway? He was an abusive, alcoholic misogynist who squandered half his life hanging around Picasso trying to nail his leftovers.
Peace Corps types only stay around long enough to realize they’re not helping anyone. Government only wants to stay in power until they’ve stolen enough to go into exile somewhere else. And the rebels, they’re not sure they want to take over. Otherwise, they’d have to govern this mess.
Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
My theory on Feds is they’re like mushrooms. Feed them s*** and keep them in the dark.
My heart always told me that people are inherently good. My experience suggests otherwise.
Mr Stratford, it’s just a party.[Chastity]And hell is just a sauna.[Walter Stratford]