Finance of Palimpsest

Masons

"‘Happiness’ is a somewhat imprecise and nebulous concept that cannot often concretely be held down to scrutiny. By contrast, however, if you wish to discuss a variety of quality-of-life improvements which money can buy…"
-- Subvizier Aloysius Mason.

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Dargent-Laureats

"Certainly."
-- Vizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"Maybe? I… basically have both, so…"
-- Viziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.

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Ironsides

"Happiness doesn’t come from money! It comes from courage, and boldness, and strength! But having the gold for strong drink and loud women doesn’t hurt!"
-- Vizier Balthazar Ironside.
"Gold can buy anything, but not as quickly as iron. That’s my grandfather’s sixth precept."
-- Subvizier Agamemnon Ironside.
"It certainly didn’t for me."
-- Katib Menelaus Ironside.
"Not as cheaply as being able to punch through a wall can."
-- Katiba Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.

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Stargazers

"It buys the means to pursue it, and that’s enough."
-- Vizier Leopold Stargazer.
"Close enough."
-- Viziera Andromeda Stargazer.
"Only when you’ve got more than everyone else."
-- Subvizier Pollux Stargazer.
"Not as cheaply as being able to punch through a wall can."
-- Subviziera Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.
"If it could, surely many of us would have by now."
-- Katib Castor Stargazer.
"Almost every rich person I know is miserable or paranoid or both, but maybe we’re all just bad at it."
-- Katiba Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

"Money?"
-- Bartleby.

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Dargents

"It’s the only thing that can buy anything."
-- Vizier Richard Dargent.
"Freedom buys happiness. Power buys freedom. Money buys power."
-- Viziera Guinevera Dargent.
"Certainly."
-- Subvizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"Maybe? I… basically have both, so…"
-- Subviziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.
"Do you think happiness can cost money?"
-- Katib Hugo Dargent.
"That sounds about right."
-- Katiba Scarlett Dargent.

"It can. Normally it doesn't."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"I don’t know. Maybe. Master Hugo used money to buy me from the menagerie, and I'm happier now than I was there. And money can buy lettuce and lettuce makes me happy. But, well, the Petal Archive teaches that true contentedness only exists in the Briarpatch, and by its nature brambles aren’t a paid-for experience. Brambles are free fruit for everyone to share. The humans call them weeds, but that’s because they don’t know any better. We bunnies know better… wait, what was the question again?"
-- Connie Furr.
"Yes. Obviously."
-- Voltaire.

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Carterholds

"Only if you’ve got the brains to use it properly."
-- Katiba Rouge Carterhold.

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Bakerstreets

"Nothing buys happiness. But enough money can usually buy you the next-best thing."
-- Vizier Cobbler Bakerstreet.
"...[shakes head]..."
-- Subviziera Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.
"Gimme a couple thou’ to test it I’ll let you know in the morning, bruh."
-- Katib Cody Bakerstreet.
"‘Happiness’ is actually the name of a street drug, yes."
-- Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.

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Underhands

"...[shakes head]..."
-- Katiba Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.

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Baharats

"I do not believe anything so seraphic as happiness could be bought by anything so crude as wealth."
-- Ex-Subvizier James Baharat.

"I’m sure I’d be happy without money so long as I still had Butterfly."
-- Beautiful Baharat Guard.
"James was very sure it didn’t, and he knew more about money than I do."
-- Martini.

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Brasseyes

"Only if you’re clever with it."
-- Katiba Grimoire Brasseyes.

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Darktusks

"Who cares, it buys booze."
-- Mirze Rifi Darktusk.

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Greenskins

"Happiness requires both power and wisdom. Wisdom is forged. Power is bought."
-- Vizier Kronk Greenskin.
"Almost every rich person I know is miserable or paranoid or both, but maybe we’re all just bad at it."
-- Subvizier Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

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Jackalslicers

"I do not know that I believe in happiness at all as those of a romantic bent would see it. I believe in stability and survival."
-- Viziera Atkin Jackalslicer.
"It can buy protection, which might be the same thing."
-- Katib Fennec Jackalslicer.

"Gormless shinies. Can’t eat. Can’t bite. Can’t bounce."
-- Stubby.

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Shajaras

"Very certainly, applied correctly."
-- Vizier Hali Shajara.
"It can definitely buy pleasure."
-- Viziera Cassilda Shajara.

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Brambleites

"Nay! Happiness comes from dedication to others, and finding joy in the very escapades of service."
-- Bugsby Cottontail.
"I don’t know. Maybe. Master Hugo used money to buy me from the menagerie, and I'm happier now than I was there. And money can buy lettuce and lettuce makes me happy. But, well, the Petal Archive teaches that true contentedness only exists in the Briarpatch, and by its nature brambles aren’t a paid-for experience. Brambles are free fruit for everyone to share. The humans call them weeds, but that’s because they don’t know any better. We bunnies know better… wait, what was the question again?"
-- Connie Furr.
"I do not believe anything so seraphic as happiness could be bought by anything so crude as wealth."
-- James Baharat.
"James was very sure it didn’t, and he knew more about money than I do."
-- Martini.
"Absolutely not… but, well, purely from observation, not having money does seem to cause a lot of unhappiness too."
-- Vulpix.
"I’m happiest in my workshop. And most of the tools and materials in there weren’t exactly… bought."
-- Warren Furr.
"The Bramble Church provides everything we could possibly need or want. And anything else can be scavenged."
-- Winnie Furr.

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Patchwork Empire

"Money and happiness both aren’t real. People just insist on pretending to feel less out of control."
-- Pairaka.

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Undergazette

"Nah, but it seems to buy just-about anything else."
-- Krona Tailfeather.
"It can. Normally it doesn't."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"You’re asking the wrong cat, man, I don’t know shit about money."
-- Tito.

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Yvette & her Handmaidens

"It can from me, I assure you."
-- Yvette, the Courtesan.
"It can buy freedom, which is close enough."
-- Yvette Vixois.
"Money and happiness both aren’t real. People just insist on pretending to feel less out of control."
-- Pairaka.