‘There ain’t no one else gonna stick up for me except me...’

The Things That Really Matter
‘There ain’t no one else gonna stick up for me except me...’
‘You’re my knight in shimmering armour. Did you know that?’
‘Of those who like to put their faith in the inherent goodness of mankind, I have to ask, “Based on what, exactly?”‘
‘A man could no longer stand up to the wrongs that were around him…’
‘I want you to be prepared for excessive screaming, hysteria, hyperventilation, fainting, fits, seizures, spasmodic convulsions, even attempted suicides…
‘It’s not what I want, it’s what you want, and how bad you want it...’
‘We never cease wanting what we want, whether it’s good for us or not…’
‘I didn’t make you do anything that wasn’t in you already…’