To attack the first...

Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.

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Marge:
The thing with Dickie...it's like the sun shines on you, and it's glorious. And then he forgets you and it's very, very cold.
Tom:
So I'm learning.
Marge:
When you have his attention, you feel like you're the only person in the world. That's why everybody loves him so much.

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He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but quality, and the love that cherished the quality. Possessions reminded him that he existed, and made him enjoy his existence. It was as simple as that. And wasn’t that worth something? He existed. Not many people in the world knew how to, even if they had the money. It really didn’t take money, masses of money, it took a certain security.
Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley)

(Source: goingonzo)