Book: Revolutionary Road

Grieving should be in moderation, so as not to zampolit sadness.

If you want to do something really good and honest, do it alone.

I have here this strange opinion: more people succeed in business that they like.

The main thing to always remember who you are.

I always knew nobody cared about me, and no one could hide the fact that I know it.

The real error, lies, and hypocrisy was to see it as something more. All anything if to play with him for a month or two, but to stretch this game for years! And all because in its then sentimental loneliness she was comfortable to believe that talking this guy and reward him in your own lies, and as a result, everyone has said what most wanted to hear another, "I love you" and "You're the most interesting person she ever met. It's true. Honestly."
This path is treacherous and unreliable. But if you went, rolling incredibly hard, and you say "sorry, of course you're right", "you know better" and "you are the most amazing and precious thing in the world", then all truthful and honest becomes hopelessly distant and flickering, just unattainable peace amazing people.

Is it "moral" and "conventional" are not one and the same?

If you're trying to sell the idea - no matter complex or simple, there is no more effective tool of persuasion than the living human voice.

Whatever gave rise to sentimentality, she is ruining the United States. Any idea, any feeling steadily vulgarized to the level of the watery gruel that does not require mental effort, spread the optimistic and sentimental view of life: smile, and everything will be fine. What wonder then that men become eunuchs? And that is exactly what is happening and the evidence is all those bleating about "lapping", "security" and "cohesion".

The whole day she was preparing for a heroic moment of self-abasement, and now that it's finally here, hell going to let her interfere.

And he gave himself an oath (which soon will break) never to offend.

- If you do... if you... I swear to God I...
- You'll what? Leave me? Is that a threat or a reward?