The Spy in the Ointment Quotes

“It's only the fool who, because he's fallen once from grace, believes he should never have tried to be in the state of grace to begin with.”
― Donald E. Westlake, The Spy in the Ointment

“There but for the grace of God thokked I.”
― Donald E. Westlake, The Spy in the Ointment

“There but for the grace of God thokked”
― Donald E. Westlake, The Spy in the Ointment

“Is that them?” “No, that’s a Pontiac.” “It is?” Angela watched it go by. “Well, what were they in?” “A Chevrolet.” “I can’t tell the difference,” she admitted. “There isn’t any.” She looked at me, to see if I was kidding, and said, “Then how do you tell them apart?” “The hood ornament. All General Motors cars have different hood ornaments. That’s so the salesmen can tell how much to charge.”
― Donald E. Westlake, The Spy in the Ointment

“Same thing,” said Murray. “A pacifist is a man who thinks if he does get in a fight he’s sure to lose.”
― Donald E. Westlake, The Spy in the Ointment

“If the whole FBI went along with it, they’d stop emptying my wastebaskets. I haven’t emptied a wastebasket in nearly three years, and I’d hate to have to start all over again.”
― Donald E. Westlake, The Spy in the Ointment