"The Bonfire of the Vanities" Quotes
A satirical exploration of greed, ambition, and social class in 1980s New York City.
fiction | 753 pages | Published in 2018
Quotes
The difference between a divorce and a legal separation is that a legal separation gives a husband time to hide his money.
No matter how much money you have, you can never have enough.
Manhattan is an island off the coast of America.
A certain looseness in the interpretation of securities laws was not only permissible but required in the new world of capitalism.
In the metropolis, people are always giving each other directions.
The question was, did a bond salesman have a soul?
The right suit at the right time can make a man, whereas the wrong suit at the wrong time can ruin him.
The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog.
It was all part of the game. Winners lose and losers win.
The power of money was a power that came from within, and it was a power that endured.
