David Simon

“Fuck the average reader.”

“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”

“There are two Americas. One for the rich, one for the poor.”

“I'm not a politician. I'm a storyteller.”

“Skepticism is the lifeblood of journalism.”

“A little slow, a little late, just like the capitalists.”

“Art is not a democracy. It's a monarchy. A benevolent one, one hopes.”

“We're building a world. We're building a city.”

“What 'The Wire' was about was the decline of the American empire.”

“In my world, you don't get to just be a good guy. You have to be a good guy who is also competent.”

“The first obligation of any good reporter is to be a good listener.”

“We have not been good at sharing the fruits of our capitalism.”

“My job is to tell stories. My job is not to lecture.”

“The drug war is a holocaust in slow motion.”

“This is Baltimore. The gods will not save you.”