“I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint-- I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they're so hard to find...”
Tom Waits
“I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit.”
Mae West
“Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it”
Mark Twain
“No one but yourself knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout; others do not see you; they surmise you by uncertain conjectures; they perceive not so much your nature as your art”
Michel de Montaigne
“Sad it is when you pour out all your feelings; and discover that the pot has a hole.”
Assya Moussaid
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
Leo F. Buscaglia
“I must be cruel only to be kind”
William Shakespeare