Patrick Bateman

"Connection is an illusion that most people pursue because they're too weak to embrace solitude."

"I am a blank slate upon which society has written expectations I couldn't care less about."

"The point of existence is to accumulate and display markers of success."

"I have opinions on everything, but they're all adopted from people whose taste I respect."

"There is no me, only a carefully constructed approximation of one."

"Meaning is something weak people invent to justify their failures."

"I'm not evil; I'm just honest about what everyone else denies."

"I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, simple emotion."

"There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me."

"Success is not just about making money; it's about maintaining the proper image."

"My business card is a subtle off-white coloring with tasteful lettering."

"I'm into murders and executions."

"This is my life, and it's ending one minute at a time."

"I want to fit in. Fitting in is what matters."

"Ambition is good. Without it, you're nothing."

"I think my biggest weakness is that I get distracted by superficial things."

"You have to be careful not to seem too eager."

"In the end, we are all hollow inside."

"Work is what you make of it. I make it everything."

"Revenge is a dish best served cold."

"Sometimes I think I'm not even really here."

"I need to maintain the facade at all costs."

"Excellence is not negotiable."

"The world doesn't care about your feelings."

"I aspire to be like Gordon Gekko."

"Looks matter. They matter more than anything."

"I'm on the verge of understanding something profound."

"Discipline is the key to everything worth having."

"I envy people who can actually feel something real."

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it buys the appearance of it."