Detour Quotes

“It was my duty to... Oh, hell. Of course, duty had nothing to do with it. I just wanted to get back at her and this was the only way that presented itself.”
― Martin M. Goldsmith, Detour

“It has always been my suspicion that half the men in jail today would never have been caught if they had had sense enough to keep their mouths shut. Many a tongue has put a noose around a neck.”
― Martin M. Goldsmith, Detour

“God or Fate or some mysterious force can put the finger on you or me for no good reason at all.”
― Martin M. Goldsmith, Detour

“Then, suddenly, she turned around to face me and I took it all back. Her mouth and eyes were enough to give a man the jitters. The mouth was stony and thin, almost a slit across her face; and the eyes—well, they might have been pretty if they hadn't had that glassy shine to them, that funny glint I wouldn't even attempt to describe.”
― Martin M. Goldsmith, Detour