“Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.”

“People complain about the bad things that happen to em that they don't deserve but they seldom mention the good. About what they done to deserve them things. I don't recall that I ever give the good Lord all that much cause to smile on me. But he did.”

Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men

“You have to do stuff that average people don't understand because those are the only good things.”

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist

“Because if you don't stand up for the stuff you don't like, when they come for the stuff you do like, you've already lost.”

Neil Gaiman (1960) English fantasy writer

“There's no need to wait for the bad things and bullshit to be over. Change now. Love now. Live now. Don't wait for people to give you permission to live, because they won't. That permission is your birthright, hot stuff; grab it!”

Kris Carr (1971) American actress and filmmaker

“Sometimes words just don't get you there… don't let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart, stuff that no dictionary has a name for.”

Bill Condon (1955) American film director

“"You have a secret passion for justice. Why don't you admit it?"
"I have a secret passion for mercy. But justice is what keeps happening to people."”

Ross Macdonald (1915–1983) Novelist

“people who enjoy waving flags don't deserve to have one.”

Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter

“People don't deserve the restraint we show by not going into delirium in front of them.”

Louis-ferdinand Céline (1894–1961) French writer

“I've just been reading -- stuff to make your hair curl -- you go in that toilet -- that's the sort of stuff people read -- not this sort of thing -- don't you feel out of touch? Does this stuff make money? I bet you're the only person to have read this book -- but I bet you every man in this restaurant has had a read of that stuff in there… makes you think, doesn't it?”

Peter Greenaway (1942) British film director