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There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them.

Remember, beneath every cynic there lies a romantic, and probably an injured one.

Cynicism is the humour of hatred.

I'm very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That's my go-to. Playing the vulnerable of a real girl that's in real womanlike situations, where it's romanticized, I'm a little nervous about it.

I'm very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That's my go-to. Playing the vulnerable of a real girl that's in real womanlike situations, where it's romanticized, I'm a little nervous about it.

Anything that has cynicism to it and that's jaded is smutty.

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement.

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

I'm a hopeful cynic.

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

Why should we strive, with cynic frown, to knock their fairy castles down?

Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.

I am not a cynic.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped drinking.