Character Quote by Patrick Ness

“People are unhappy when they get something too easily. You have to sweat--that's the only moral they know.”

— Dany Laferrière

“I suppose all societies adapt their morals to their needs.”

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

“Knowing what's moral is easy, acting on it is the difficult part.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“It's always easier to lecture other people about morality when you've never had to answer for anything yourself.”

— Fredrik Backman

“The moral is that people are paying less attention to you than you believe.”

— Richard H. Thaler

“morality... comes at a price.”

— Miguel Syjuco

“I've learned long ago that a generous person who is wise will never lack for anything.”

— Ruth Ann Nordin

“Funny how money speaks even more loudly than morals in this beautiful, superficial material world.”

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

“It seems only easier when money is involved.”

— Anthony Liccione

“We just tiptoe around things, afraid we’ll offend or look ignorant, be misunderstood. Honesty is a risk few are willing to take.”

— Kennedy Ryan

“People talk about morality. Sometimes I think there’s just what you can do, and what you can’t.”

— Barry Eisler

“if you can learn a simple trick, you'll get along a lot better with all kind of folks.”

— Harper Lee