--- title: "12 Selfish Cruel Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Selfish Cruel quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Selfish Cruel sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/thomas-hughes-21009_boys_gambling-makes-boys-selfish-and-cruel-as_1224512.jpg" --- > [Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hughes/gambling-makes-boys-selfish-and-cruel-as-well-as-men/) [Thomas Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/thomas-hughes-21009_boys_gambling-makes-boys-selfish-and-cruel-as_1224512.jpg) > [It's not love itself that hurts, abandons, abuses or betrays. Only selfish, cruel people do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-not-love-itself-that-hurts-abandons-abuses-or-betrays-only/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/anonymous-1_betrayal_it-s-not-love-itself-that-hurts-abandons_1538155.jpg) > [“If you are distant and misanthropic, selfish or cruel, you will find yourself alone in life and death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/if-you-are-distant-and-misanthropic-selfish-or-cruel-you-will-find/) [Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/ann-brashares-572_death_if-you-are-distant-and-misanthropic-self_1957527.png) > [I am selfish. I am cruel. My mate cannot be less than I.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherynne-m-valente/i-am-selfish-i-am-cruel-my-mate-cannot-be-less-than-i/) [Catherynne M. Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherynne-m-valente/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/catherynne-m-valente-375_cruel_i-am-selfish-i-am-cruel-my-mate-cannot-b_209467.png) > [“He says we’ve evolved to be selfish, cruel, and horrible in every way. But we’ve also evolved to be compassionate, loving, loyal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-e-richards/he-says-we-ve-evolved-to-be-selfish-cruel-and-horrible-in-every-way/) [Douglas E. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-e-richards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/douglas-e-richards-8399_selfish_he-says-we-ve-evolved-to-be-selfish-crue_825567.jpg) > [“If you think your desires are selfish or cruel, hate yourself. If you think the world unjust, then hate your god.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-pine/if-you-think-your-desires-are-selfish-or-cruel-hate-yourself-if-you/) [Katherine Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-pine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/297/katherine-pine-19375_quote_if-you-think-your-desires-are-selfish-or_1636788.jpg) > [Remember that no matter how selfish, how cruel, how unfeeling you have been today, every time you take a breath, you make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-sahl/remember-that-no-matter-how-selfish-how-cruel-how-unfeeling-you-have/) [Mort Sahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-sahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/mort-sahl-7819_breaths_remember-that-no-matter-how-selfish-how_30809.jpg) > [I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint-- I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-waits/i-admit-that-i-ain-t-no-angel-i-admit-that-i-ain-t-no-saint-i-m/) [Tom Waits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-waits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b5/tom-waits-916_angel_i-admit-that-i-ain-t-no-angel-i-admit-th_2559605.jpg) > [Oh, I will be cruel to you, Marya Morevna. It will stop your breath, how cruel I can be. But you understand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherynne-m-valente/oh-i-will-be-cruel-to-you-marya-morevna-it-will-stop-your-breath-how/) [Catherynne M. Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherynne-m-valente/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/catherynne-m-valente-375_clever_oh-i-will-be-cruel-to-you-marya-morevna_1931999.jpg) > [It's just as I thought," she said. "I prefer you to every single one of these. Some of these look far too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-wynne-jones/it-s-just-as-i-thought-she-said-i-prefer-you-to-every-single-one-of/) [Diana Wynne Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-wynne-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/diana-wynne-jones-1486_father_it-s-just-as-i-thought-she-said-i-prefer_1450395.jpg) > [“I know I told you I could only give you one night, but I’ve realized that I need you every night from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selena-blake/i-know-i-told-you-i-could-only-give-you-one-night-but-i-ve-realized/) [Selena Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selena-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/selena-blake-105229_every-night_i-know-i-told-you-i-could-only-give-you_2077842.jpg) > [“That is what I thought of you, Ellie. Heartless, reckless, selfish, and cruel." He was back to shooting me when my armor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karina-halle/that-is-what-i-thought-of-you-ellie-heartless-reckless-selfish-and/) [Karina Halle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karina-halle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/karina-halle-452_heart-hate_that-is-what-i-thought-of-you-ellie-hear_2643183.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-cruel/#itemlist", "name": "Selfish Cruel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Hughes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hughes/gambling-makes-boys-selfish-and-cruel-as-well-as-men/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/thomas-hughes-21009_boys_gambling-makes-boys-selfish-and-cruel-as_1224512.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/thomas-hughes-21009_boys_gambling-makes-boys-selfish-and-cruel-as_1224512.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/thomas-hughes-21009_boys_gambling-makes-boys-selfish-and-cruel-as_1224512.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men.” — Thomas Hughes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's not love itself that hurts, abandons, abuses or betrays. 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Heartless, reckless, selfish, and cruel.\" He was back to shooting me when my armor was down. I turned my face away from him, not wanting to let him see the hurt in my eyes. He reached up and put his fingers under my chin, bringing my face forward again, forcing me to look at him. \"Beautiful, sad, wounded, and lost,\" he continued. \"A freak, a work of art, a liar, and a lover.\" His gaze was starting to eat away at my insides. 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