# Quote — Hubert Selby Jr., Requiem for a Dream

> There is nothing worse than a cultural barbarian with pretensions.

- Author: [Hubert Selby Jr.](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hubert-selby-jr.md)
- Book: [Requiem for a Dream](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hubert-selby-jr/requiem-for-a-dream.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/hubert-selby-jr/requiem-for-a-dream/there-is-nothing

## More from this book

> Obviously, I believe that to pursue the American Dream is not only futile but self-destructive because ultimately it destroys everything and everyone involved with it. By definition it must, because it nurtures everything except those things that are important: integrity, ethics, truth, our very heart and soul. Why? The reason is simple: because Life/life is giving, not getting.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hubert-selby-jr/requiem-for-a-dream/obviously-i-believe.md)