The Cocktail Waitress Quotes

“As I say, they don’t teach it at the academy, but you learn it on the job: not every man’s death is a crime.”
― James M. Cain, The Cocktail Waitress

“… That’s O.K. I trust your superior knowledge of motels.”
― James M. Cain, The Cocktail Waitress

“I’ll remember that night as long as I live, for its gray, dry tastelessness, and endless length.”
― James M. Cain, The Cocktail Waitress

“I caught his eye running over my clothes once more, and I thought perhaps over what was beneath my clothes as well, and”
― James M. Cain, The Cocktail Waitress

“And then at last I began to realize how terrible a thing it was, the dream that you make come true.”
― James M. Cain, The Cocktail Waitress

“on a plane I like to be left to myself, as the clouds and the sky and drone of the motor all make me feel dreamy, and dreams are a solo enterprise.”
― James M. Cain, The Cocktail Waitress

“Don’t wash family linen in public, or with anyone except family.”
― James M. Cain, The Cocktail Waitress