Patrick Bateman

"My business card represents more than just paper and ink; it represents my worth."

"The human experience is ultimately about acquiring and displaying status symbols."

"I believe in taking care of myself and maintaining an impeccable appearance."

"Relationships are complicated. It's easier to simply not have them."

"I want to live through something while I'm alive."

"The key to success is understanding what people want before they know themselves."

"I practice tai chi and have a nutritionist, which most people simply cannot maintain."

"Time is the one resource that no amount of money can truly purchase."

"Most people don't deserve the opportunities they've been given."

"I'm incapable of genuine emotion, but I've mastered the art of pretending."

"Freedom is overrated when you're bound by your own ambitions."

"Ambition is a virtue; the weak simply lack the willpower to pursue it."

"The world is divided into the strong and the weak, and nothing else matters."

"I find that I require at least a dozen murders to maintain my mental equilibrium."

"Superficiality is not a flaw; it's a feature of advanced civilization."

"True power lies in the ability to hurt others without consequence."

"I derive pleasure from the perfect execution of mundane tasks."

"Friendship is a transaction like any other; you gain nothing and give nothing."

"The question isn't whether I'm sick, but rather why everyone else isn't."

"I could kill you right now and no one would care, including me."

"Love is a construct invented to make people feel less alone. I prefer solitude."

"My taste in music is impeccable; most people's taste is pedestrian."

"The point is not the destination, but the appearance of moving toward one."

"I have nothing to say about myself that hasn't already been said."

"Sincerity is weakness masquerading as virtue."

"I'm concerned about fitting in, but not in the way you might think."

"Materialism is simply the honest acknowledgment of human nature."

"I don't care about anyone or anything, which makes me perfectly suited for business."

"The veneer of civilization is a thin mask that people willingly wear."

"Competence is admirable; emotion is weakness."