— Nice parenting.
— Hey, thanks. Are you my therapist? Take a walk.
— All young ladies are accomplished! They sing, they draw, they dance, speak French and German, cover screens, and I know not what!
— Not half a dozen would satisfy my notion of accomplished woman.
— Certainly! No woman can be esteemed accomplished, who does not also possess a certain something in her air, in the manner of walking, in the tone of her voice, her address and expressions. And to this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.
— I'm no longer surprised at you knowing only six accomplished women. I wonder at your knowing any.
Patrick Bateman: — There are a lot more important problems than Sri Lanka to worry about.
Timothy Price: — Like what?
Patrick Bateman: — Well, we have to end apartheid, for one, slow down the nuclear arms race, stop terrorism and world hunger. We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless... and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights, while also promoting equal rights for women. We have to encourage a return... to traditional moral values. Most importantly, we have to promote
general social concern... and less materialism in young people.
Luis Carruthers: — Patrick, how thought provoking.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.