Class Disparity Quotes

“Enraged, Marco paced back and forth, gripping the newspaper in his fist. What do these animals hope to accomplish with senseless violence? We have enough suffering on this island. Do we have to kill each other, too?”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

“Eat the Rich: A Recipe Preheat the oven to 451 degrees, the temperature at which money burns. Next, take three SUV’s, crack them in two and remove the whites. Then mix together in a bowl with two self-satisfied peels of laughter from a soccer mom. Bake for a generation. Garnishing options: Diced Debutante Julienned CEO Dash of Trustafarian Ladle of Landlord”
― Jamie Zerndt, Everyone's Happier Than You

“I knew that in a few minutes I'd have to enter a happy, unthinking world. A world that revolved around the solid pedestal of money, with an optimistic view I knew something about from listening to the conversations of my friends.”
― Carmen Laforet, Nada

“In Vineland, in the houses of women for whom Katya frequently babysat, there had been no children's books, there had been no children's books for Katya to read, to the children; the TV was always on, whether anyone watched it or not, In Bayhead Harbor, in households like the Engleharts', all the children were given books, beautifully illustrated story books featuring animals like Funny Bunny who could talk and think like people and made you smile. Sometimes, the books were scary, but never too scary, always they ended happily. What was surprising to Katya was how expensive the books were. Only people with money would buy them, and though you could take such books out of the public library, only people with money seemed to know or to card about this. In Vineland households Katya Spevak knew, there were no books, and few newspapers: just TV.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, A Fair Maiden