"By the time you swear you're his,Shivering and sighing.And he vows his passion is,Infinite, undying.Lady make note of this --One of you is lying."
- Dorothy Parker
"If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life."
- Terry Pratchett
"Life—the way it really is—is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse"
- Joseph Brodsky
"Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent."
- Glen Cook
"Life is not an easy matter…. You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, ab..."
- Leon Trotsky
"All I ask is one thing, and I’m asking this particularly of young people: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism, for the record, it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody ..."
- Conan O'Brien
"As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So?"
- Bill Bryson
"Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on."
- Mike Royko
"A true friend is a gift from God. Since God doesn't exist, guess what? Neither do true friends."
- Scott Dikkers
"You're such a cynic," Molly said."I think cynics are playful and cute."
- Jim Butcher