American Psycho

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I don't fear death; I fear irrelevance."

"The greatest achievement is being so good at lying that everyone believes you're honest."

"I've learned to say the right things, even if I feel nothing saying them."

"Vulnerability is not strength; it's simply a lack of self-control."

"I'm not interested in living; I'm interested in appearing to live."

"The most important lesson in life is that nothing matters."

"I want to fit in, but I also want to dominate those around me."

"What's the point of morality when no one is watching?"

"I've learned that cruelty is more satisfying than kindness."

"The illusion of connection is sometimes better than genuine isolation."

"I don't believe in self-improvement; I believe in self-maintenance."

"Everyone is replaceable, including myself, which is oddly comforting."

"My life has no purpose, and I've made peace with that."

"The only real freedom is the freedom to become whoever you pretend to be."

"I'm disappointed by almost everything, but I maintain my composure."

"Integrity is a luxury that most people cannot afford, nor would they value if they could."

"The pursuit of happiness is a fool's errand; accept your baseline misery instead."

"I fantasize about being a serial killer not because I want to harm others, but because it would give my life meaning."

"Status symbols are the vocabulary through which men communicate their worth."

"I'm a closed being, intentionally unreachable and fundamentally alone."

"People don't really listen to each other; they simply wait for their turn to speak."