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“Sometime in the eighties, Americans had a new set of 'traditional values' installed. ... the poor and the middle class were shaken down, and their loose change funneled blithely upwards to the already overfed.”

Values Poor Class Rich Middle Down And Traditional Middle Class Eighty Rich And Poor Traditional Values Loose Change

Author:Barbara Ehrenreich

“I have a million dollar figure ... but it's all loose change.”

Millions Figures Dollars Million Dollars Loose Change

Author:Joan Rivers

“People believe Loose Change because it proposes a closed world: comprehensible, controllable, small. Despite the great evil which runs it, it is more companionable than the chaos which really governs our lives, a world without destination or purpose.”

People World Believe Running Purpose Evil Our Lives Chaos Despite Destination Propose Loose Change

Author:George Monbiot

“What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars' worth of pleasure.”

“The world is full of banks and rivers running between them, of men and women crossing bridges and fords, unaware of the consequences, not looking back or beneath their feet, and with no loose change for the boatman.”

Men World Running Feet Men And Women Consequence Rivers Bridges Looking Back Crossings Loose Change

Book:The Club Dumas: A Novel

Source: The Club Dumas: A Novel

“Faith seems to grab people and not let go, but hope is a double-crosser. It can beat it on you anytime; it's your job to dig in your heels and hang on. Must be nice to have hope in your pocket, like loose change you could jingle through your fingers.”

People Seems Jobs Nice Letting Go Beats Fingers Pockets Heels Being Nice Having Hope Jingles Loose Change

Book:Strings Attached

Source: Strings Attached

“Throughout the day, Stargirl had been dropping money. She was the Johnny Appleseed of loose change: a penny here, a nickel there. Tossed to the sidewalk, laid on a shelf or bench. Even quarters. "I hate change," she said. "It's so . . . jangly." "Do you realize how much you must throw away in a year?" I said. "Did you ever see a little kid's face when he spots a penny on a sidewalk?"”

Years Littles Said Kids Faces Hate Realizing I Hate Spots Quarters Shelves Little Kid Dropping Pennies Benches Sidewalk Nickels Stargirl Loose Change Johnny Appleseed

Author:Jerry Spinelli

“Entire years had passed when he was rich enough in time to disregard the loose change of a minute, but now he obsessed over each one, this minute, the next minute, the one following, all of which were different terms for the same illusion.”

Years Different Enough Next Term Rich Minutes Illusion Following Obsessed Disregard Loose Change

Author:Anthony Marra

“Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do. Go through his clothes and look for loose change.”

Knows Wells Looks Bigs Happens Can Do Differences Alive One Thing Clothes Princess Bride Princes Bride Loose Change

Author:Billy Crystal