““You’re supposed to be here making things better.”
He grimaced. “I’ve come to the conclusion that that’s the first mistake. This place is rotten to the core. Trying to make it better just gets the rotten on you.””

— Sarah Zettel

Source: Bitter Angels (2009), Chapter 25 (pp. 309-310)

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American writer 1966

Sarah Zettel (1966) American writer

He grimaced. “I’ve come to the conclusion that that’s the first mistake. This place is rotten to the core. Trying to make it better just gets the rotten on you.”
Source: Bitter Angels (2009), Chapter 25 (pp. 309-310)

“If I ever leave this place-
I'll make sure I'm better HERE first.”

Markus Zusak (1975) Australian author

Source: I Am the Messenger

“They’re literally terrible human beings. I’ve read their newsletter, I’ve visited their website, and they’re just rotten to the core. For an organization that prides itself on Christian values — I mean, I’m an atheist, so what do I know?”

Seth MacFarlane (1973) American animator, actor, singer and television producer

they spend their entire day hating people.
Of PTC, quoted in Read Oscar Host Seth MacFarlane's One and Only Gay Interview (From 2008) http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2008/01/25/read-oscar-host-seth-macfarlanes-one-and-only-gay-interview, The Advocate, 25 January 2008.