City Primeval Quotes

“He walked back into the living room, looking again at the illuminated photo of the man with the brown beard and long hair.
“Who’s that, a friend of yours?”
Mr. Sweety glanced over. He said, “This picture here?” and sounded surprised. “It’s Jesus. Who you think it was?”
“It’s a photograph,” Raymond said.
Mr. Sweety said, “Yeah, it’s a good likeness, ain’t it?”
― Elmore Leonard, City Primeval

“Clement said it was like conditioning, prepar-ing for the ball-clutching moments of life while building your sphincter muscle. After lying in front of a freight train you can lie in bed in your underwear while two cops are visiting, asking about a certain black Buick—and while a mean-looking Walther P.38 automatic is hidden nearby at that very moment—and not worry about making doo-doo in the bed.”
― Elmore Leonard, City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit

“The truth is: criminals are a police problem; individuals accused of crime are mine.”
― Elmore Leonard, City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit

“MEN who discussed murder in normal tones.”
― Elmore Leonard, City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit

“THEY WERE QUIET MEN who discussed murder in normal tones.”
― Elmore Leonard, City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit

“Whatever women do, they
must do twice as well as men
to be thought half as good.
Luckily, this is not difficult.” CHARLOTTE WILTON Mayor of Ottawa, 1963”
― Elmore Leonard, City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit