“Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ---in Good Housekeeping”

“I may still be a kind of a Marxist but I'm very realistic, I don't have these dreams of revolutions around the corner.”

“You try to be good, to be good and loving and nice and not hard, not tough, a sweet nice girl, not ugly, not full of ugliness, but people make it impossible.”

“It's easy to be a naive idealist. It's easy to be a cynical realist. It's quite another thing to have no illusions and still hold the inner flame.”

“Just because people don't have money doesn't mean they don't desire the same thing. They should have it, and it should be good.”

“Just because you fall once, doesn't mean you're fall at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always trust yourself, because if you don't then who will??”

“Just because you're naked doesn't mean you're sexy. Just because you're cynical doesn't mean you're cool.”

“You're a cynic," Urgit accused.
Silk shook his head. "No, Your Majesty. I'm a realist.”

“You think they are kind, that the Nephilim are kind, because they are good, but goodness is not kindness, and there is nothing crueler than virtue.”

“I mean, we're tough but we don't kill our opponents and eat them.”