Layer Cake Quotes

“You’re born, you take shit

get out in the world, you take more shit

climb a little higher, take less shit.

till one day you're in the rarefied atmosphere and you’ve forgotten what shit even looks like.

Welcome to the layer cake, son.”
― J. J. Connolly, Layer Cake

“It's like zen. Only not as subtle.”
― J. J. Connolly, Layer Cake

“Meditation is concentrating the front of the mind with a mundane task so the rest of the mind can find peace.”
― J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake

“To keep the peace you must plan for war.”
― J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake

“The need for chemical stimulation comes from a deep core of emptiness, ingratitude and a lack of sense of purpose.”
― J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake

“This here is Irish whiskey. Like the bagpipes, the Irish invented it but the Scots stole the idea and got rich on the back of it.”
― J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake

“What was true then is true now. Have a plan. Stick to it.”
― J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake