World Gone By
Dennis Lehane
Top 10 Best Quotes
“So, about the only difference I see between a thief and a banker most times is a college degree.”
“It’s a lot easier to ask a woman’s forgiveness than her permission.”
“In his time on earth, he’d learned one truth above all else when it came to power—those who lost it usually didn’t see it vanishing until it was already gone.”
“What they didn’t tell you about absolute power was that it was never absolute; the instant you had it, someone had already lined up to try to take it away. Princes could sleep soundly, but never kings. The ear was always tuned for the creak on the”
“Sometimes, when outrage begat outrage with enough frequency, it threatened the fabric of the universe, and the universe pushed back.”
“People just want you to see them as they hope to be seen. And everyone wants to be seen as interesting.”
“Only a child thinks life is about her wants.”
“I don’t have room in my heart for most people. Got nothing against them, but I got nothing for them, either.”
“Time is rented, Joe thought, never owned.”
“That’s how the Sukulowskis got out?” Captain Byner asked. “Yup.” Joe lit a cigarette. “Where’d they end up?” Joe tossed his match in the ashtray. “You don’t really want to know.” Rico said, “Gentlemen, I agree with you. Freddy was a fucking asshole going after Montooth in the first place.” Freddy, already aggrieved, looked even more dismayed. “You were.” Rico looked Freddy in the eye and formed a circle with the thumb and index of his right hand. “Huge asshole. Size of a fucking paint can.” He turned to the other men in the room. “But, gents, we can’t let a nigger kill a white man. Even if it’s a nigger we like, and I like Montooth Dix. I’ve broken bread with the man. But still. And we can’t let a guy who’s not in our thing kill someone who is. No matter what. Dion? Joe? You two taught”
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