Patrick Bateman

"Strength comes from accepting your own darkness."

"I have conquered my own humanity."

"The world exists for my consumption and amusement."

"I am neither good nor evil. I am beyond such categories."

"Success requires the willingness to destroy others."

"I have learned that nothing is real but the acquisition of power."

"Perhaps I am my own work of art."

"I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, simple belief to call my own."

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

"I'm into murders and executions. You can see it in my eyes."

"I want to fit in. Appearance is everything in this world."

"It's not really an act. I am like this all the time."

"The most important thing in life is a good business card."

"I'm into murders and executions—the aesthetics of it all."

"I have to return some videotapes."

"I think the dry cleaning business is underrated."

"A person is smart. People are dumb."

"I'm into music. I collect things. That makes me interesting."

"The subtle off-white coloring and tasteful thickness of it. Yes, that's very nice."

"I live in the American Gardens Building on West 81st Street."

"I work in mergers and acquisitions. It's very boring."

"I have to be careful not to let the real me show through."

"Success is about who you know and what you can acquire."

"People are fundamentally disappointing."

"I'm incapable of genuine human connection."

"My business card is more important than my name."

"I need to maintain control at all times."

"Ambition is the driving force behind everything I do."

"I feel nothing. Nothing at all."

"The world rewards those who appear perfect."