Don’t be timid. You’re a writer, use your role, test it, make something of it. These are decisive times, everything is turning upside down. Participate, be present. And begin with the scum in your area, put their backs to the wall.
~ Elena Ferrante
When he admires the man he calls his father--a man who is slightly above 'the scum of the earth', what does that say about the man who admire him?
~ Terry A O'neal
The Jews are the scum of the earth, but they are also great masters in lying.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
