The Watcher in the Shadows Quotes

“Oy, veh! And where were the Italian speakers yesterday when we needed them?”
“Today we need Russian!”
“Russian? Who needs Russian? I need Litvaks! Are there any Litvaks in here? Anyone here even know what the heck a Litvak is?”
“And I need—excuse me, dearie, what language is that you’re speakin’?—Well, gracious me, I don’t even know what I need! A mind reader, maybe!”
― Chris Moriarty, The Watcher in the Shadows

“Mo nodded toward the back room just as Rabbi Kessler shuffled out, waving an open book at Mo and grinning from ear to ear. ‘So listen to this, Mo! Here’s how Rabbi Halberstam answers your question. And what’s more, he quotes Rashi, Rabbi Akiva, and Ramban, all of whom he completely disagrees with. And you know what? I completely disagree with all of them—and him too!’ Rabbi Kessler chuckled in gleeful anticipation. ‘So roll up your sleeves, Mo. We’ve got our work cut out for us!”
― Chris Moriarty, The Watcher in the Shadows

“So ask him. He could round up every goose in Manhattan before we could even figure out where Sam’s parents live now.”
Wolf looked blank.
“Uh…kosher poultry?” Sacha prompted. “Litvaks?”
Now Wolf and Lily were both staring at him like he was speaking a foreign language.
“Okay, all the big Jewish gangsters either come from Latvia or Galitzia. Ever since anyone can remember, the Galitzians ran the numbers rackets, and the Litvaks—that’s Minsky and Magic, Inc.—ran the kosher poultry business.”
“I take it there’s big money in kosher poultry?” Wolf asked, with a bemused look on his face.
“Well, I don’t know about that. But right around the time Minsky took over Magic, Inc., the Litvaks took over the numbers runners too.”
“And what happened to the Galitzians?” Lily asked.
Sacha grinned wickedly. “We don’t talk about that.”
― Chris Moriarty, The Watcher in the Shadows