A Talent for Trickery Quotes

“My father used to say morality was a currency. The very poor sell it off quickly because it is the only thing of value they possess, and the very rich spend it frivolously because they’ve other commodities with which to replace its value.” “And the middle class?” “They’re stuck with it. They don’t want it, necessarily, but neither can they justify its expenditure.”
― Alissa Johnson, A Talent for Trickery

“We do what we know, I suppose. And make amends when we get it wrong.”
― Alissa Johnson, A Talent for Trickery

“Hubris makes a better target than it does a shield.” “I use it for neither.” “Then why bother with so much of it?” she grumbled.”
― Alissa Johnson, A Talent for Trickery