A Man With One of Those Faces (Dublin Trilogy publication order, #1; Dublin Trilogy chronological order, #6)

by Caimh McDonnell

“I resent those remarks,” said Doyle. “Good,” responded Stewart. “If you didn’t, it’d mean you had not understood them correctly.”

“I need to see some ID.” “You could whip yours out and look at it again if you’d like?”

“I’m not gay.” “Liberace always said that too.”

In my experience, you cannot beat a lesbian in a crisis.” “Probably because they’re never tempted to do stupid stuff to impress men,” said Brigit.

“Here’s what I don’t understand...” “The continuing popularity of Simply Red?” “No, although also, yes,” said Paul.

“Good God,” she said, “if it’ll help break the tension, I could shoot one of you?”

At one point he asked me about believing in heaven or something, then he said he knew he wasn’t going there.” “She keeps driving like this, we’ll all be fecking joining him!”

“Asshole,” spat Paul. Bunny and Brigit turned to look at him in surprise. “That’s a bit of a controversial opinion to have on Gandhi.”