" My father used to say morality was a currency. The very poor sell it off quickly because it is the only thing of value they possess, and the very rich spend it frivolously because they’ve other commodities with which to replace its value.” “And the middle class?” “They’re stuck with it. They don’t want it, necessarily, but neither can they justify its expenditure. "

― Alissa Johnson , A Talent for Trickery (The Thief Takers, #1)