Barrier Island Quotes

“And you can sit out here in the hour before dawn, boy, and think virtuous thoughts and tell yourself how noble you are and all that shit, and you are going to lay back and hang on to the money, because that is the way the world keeps score. Not your way. Not lately.”
― John D. MacDonald, Barrier Island

“Keep your head down, fella. Do your job. Sell the product, write the contracts, negotiate the loans, attend the closings, bank your share and fatten the Keogh accordingly.”
― John D. MacDonald, Barrier Island

“Walk very lightly and carefully, Wade. Look behind every bush.”
― John D. MacDonald, Barrier Island