"In essence what I'm saying is that society cannot afford to lose me. I'm an asset."

"You must be older than American Psycho to drink in this establishment."

I honestly never got the appeal, but the market has spoken, so evidently America's craving some Ellis.  Interesting trivia tidbit:  Fellow lit brat Jay McInerney once dated Rielle Hunter, who's now somewhat better known as the mother of John Edwards's lovechild.